Okay, I made it after 30 hours of traveling. I wasn't looking my best when Pat picked me up at the airport, but all in all it was pretty smooth traveling. I did have a hiccup at customs, because they saw my hiking boots in the X-ray machine and wanted to inspect them, so I had to pull ALL contents out of my backpack so the customs agent could literally dig through my hiking boots with a q-tip to make sure I wasn't bringing any nasty propagules into the country with me.
I'm staying with a lovely Portuguese lady named Cris, who generously offered to let me stay in her spare bedroom for a few days while I get myself organized. She is a plant ecologist who is working on her PhD at Murdoch University in Perth. The apartment is very nice and only about a block from the ocean.
So far, the place is great. The weather is unseasonably cool today, but it should warm up quickly. And, although I read all the converter/adapter instructions, double-checked all settings, and took all precautionary measures, I fried my hair iron when I plugged it in this morning anyway. I'm not sure where I went wrong, but I didn't need any coffee after that happened.
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Hey Girl!
Welcome (can I say that?) to the other side of the world, where it's suddenly OK to be an American again! Especially after you passed the stray propagule check. I'm glad you're doing this blog -- I like keeping up on your doings. Comings and goings. Ahhh, Mr. K is also happy to know! Keep up the blog -- you'll be glad you've done so -- and of course, selfishly, I am too!
Hugs!!
Teresa
I'm grateful you made it OK, even though the flight was a long and tiring one. Keep up the blog. I love it. Can you believe I actually was able to put a pic of me on the blog with my limited knowlege of computers? Love ya and miss ya already.
Nana(Mama)
Yippie! I'm so glad that you have started a blog. Now I can follow your adventures down under! Have a blast... miss you!
Annie
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