KI Getaway
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Kangaroo Island — KI as the locals refer to it — is one of the ports of call on our AusPan itinerary. Not sure if we’ll make it ashore, however, as it is a tender port that gets canceled moreLue lisää
Kangaroo Island — KI as the locals refer to it — is one of the ports of call on our AusPan itinerary. Not sure if we’ll make it ashore, however, as it is a tender port that gets canceled moreLue lisää
The fancy folder with the general travel and onboard information for our AusPan circumnavigation arrived in the mail today.
While the booklet doesn’t have anything that is critical to our voyage,Lue lisää
The addition came at the cost of losing the Bungle-Bungles of Kimberley, but Uluru — the iconic landmark of the Anangu — is now on the itinerary.
Our flights from Sydney to Yulara, the serviceLue lisää
Online check-in for AusPan opened today. It took all of 10 minutes to complete the required information and watch the safety video. Easy Peasy.
Also received the final documents for the cruise. TheLue lisää
Well, that's a first!
Not in the sense that airline passengers have not always had the option to choose a special meal. They have. But the email we received last night from United Airlines [UA] askedLue lisää
Our last couple of winter trip departures fell victim to the vagaries of Mother Nature ... to the extent that we had to make last-minute changes to our departure plans. Thus, we've been keeping aLue lisää
Bags packed … ✔️
Rental car to get from to COS … ✔️… No big truck this time … just a colorful Hyundai Kona.
Last minute to-do items … in progress.
Or we will be soon enough.
Tomorrow morning, with a flight from COS to IAH, we will begin our long travel day — or should that be days? We depart on 12 December … lose 13 December to the IDL …Lue lisää
An early flight — 7:40a departure — means an early wake up alarm. Luckily, we are early birds anyway.
The 30-minute drive to COS was a cinch. The Avis rep met us as we were parking the rental,Lue lisää
I don’t remember the taxi to the runway being so long at COS. It is a small airport after all. On the other hand, COS shares the runway with Peterson Space Force Base, so perhaps it makes sense.
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Matkaaja Just now catching up on your plans for this adventure. We lived in Sydney for 3 years, and our visit to KI was second only to Tasmania.
Two to Travel Looking forward to it. If we are lucky, we’ll also get to stop there for a day with the ship.