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Trip to Australia, 2004
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After the dive we
travelled back to Sydney, first to the area
where the camper had to be dropped off and
then looking for a caravan park. According
to the maps we had, here was no one and this
time the maps were correct. We had to drive
for more than an hour to find one. Here we
packed our bags and prepared the camper for
delivery. A few others had comment that we
cleaned the car and interior, but we drop
off the car, like we got him.
A little
sad we went to the airfield on our way to
cold and winterly Europe. Time went too
fast. The people are so relaxed and the
country so interesting. We love Australia
and sure we will be back soon.
The flight back went not without problems.
Though the luggage was labelled through
Amsterdam, you have to retrieve the luggage
in the USA in San Francisco, and directly
deliver back again, so they can check it
again and again.
The security checks on
persons are now so tight that the alarm is
beeping on the fillings of your teeth! But
you get used to the routine of stripping
yourself of every piece of metal.
When the check-in of the connecting flight
started, we still were waiting at for our
luggage. When we got it at last, we had to
run for some kilometres to the domestic
airport the flight to Chicago. We were too
late, but the good news was that the
aircraft had a delay of an hour. The bad
news however was that the connecting flight
in Chicago had no delay, so we would miss
that flight. Now we were booked to London
and then to Amsterdam.
To catch the plane
for London we had to run fast back to the
international terminal. With all the luggage
in the arms we slalommed at high speed
through the passenger crowds. It must have
been a funny sight, but now we got our daily
training at least. But we made it, as the last
passengers boarding the plane. The Jumbo got
immediately after that the push-back from the
jetty, but it returned again as they had not
enough meals on board (our meals?).
After
one hour we left again the jetty for the
long trip to London. The rest of the trip
was uneventful.
Of course the luggage was missing after
these changes, but we were lucky that it was
delivered home after 2 days. And that saved
us some dragging around with it. We went
with 6 kg, and returned with 20kg.
The Customs were not there, so that saved us
some explanation about that fortune of
precious stones and the new divegear.
Back in Almere it took some time to get back
to normal routine. Birgitt was sad, still
with her thoughts on that marvellous trip,
and liked to go back.
Yes, we are real Australia lovers.
And true love will never die.
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