Day 1 - Brisbane to Perth

It's never ideal knowing that you're facing a 5.5 hour flight across the country, so it was a pleasant surprise when the pilot announced after 4.5 hours that we would be shortly commencing our descent into Perth. The flight across from Brisbane was essentially uneventful, apart from the constant search for an appropriate cruising altitude to avoid what seemed to be a monotonous annoyance from turbulence.

It was fantastic to see my sister's face in person and for her to finally meet Jen. In some ways, it was like the final piece of the puzzle being proudly put together.

From the airport, we journeyed back to Janelle and Ric's place, which will be our home for the next few nights before we head off down south for a week. Of course, we tucked straight into some lunch, including freshly made homemade sour dough bread 🍞. Janelle was pleased with her bread box that I made and brought over as hand luggage.

Later in the day, we met Ric after work and enjoyed a nice meal at the Camfield Hotel, adjacent to the now not-so-new, Perth Stadium 🏟.

The weather was beautiful, not too hot, with a nice breeze blowing the keep the edges off the heat. The trip home was via the coast to watch the sunset over the ocean.

If the amount of food and beverage consumed today is an indication of what the rest of the trip will be like, some serious physical activity will be required at some stage to counter-balance.Read more