I did alot of crazy activities during the last month that I would never have done in Edmonton. Most of the crazy things I did were optional activities that were offered through OzExposure, the tour company I was with. I've decided to boycott winter this year because what's the sense of having a tan if I can't show it off with summer clothes. People may look at me funny, but getting embarassed is not one of my strong suits. Can you boycott a season?
Although I thoroughly enjoyed my trip of a lifetime, I am looking forward to sleeping in my own bed, getting back into my routine and seeing my family and friends again. And yes, I'm looking forward to getting back to that thing called work and showing off my tan, if I still have it. I've heard there are alot of changes that have come down the pipe, so I think I'll be on an SRD learning curve. Oh, and I'm starting a new travel fund when I get home. The World Masters Games is in Turino, Italy in 2013. I'll have to learn to speak Italian. I've caught the travel bug.
Today is kind of a house cleaning day - laundry, checking flights, confirming shuttle transfers and catching up on my blogs. Thanks everyone for reading them. I enjoyed sharing my trip with you and enjoyed reading your comments. Today I feel so Sarah Jessica Parkerish because I'm typing this from my laptop on the bed just like she did. There were times on this trip that I was referred to as a computer geek because I would always pull out my laptop on the bus to update my blog. They mock me, but this way everything gets entered and I don't forget anything. It was all in fun though and the group is looking forward to reading my blog, so I'll have to send the link to all of them. I would even be at the train station in Sydney and pull out my laptop and just sit on the ground typing as I waited for the train. Now that's the sign of a die-hard blogger.
When I get back to St. Albert I'm going to have to start training for the 1/2 marathon I'm running in Las Vegas in early December and then after that start training for Ironman next summer. I think the 1/2 marathon will be a bust since I haven't been running since October 18. I've got the base, but four weeks just isn't long enough to get enough long runs in, plus I have to taper, but what the heck...I'm gonna see Cher with my new outfit from Australia. I bet nobody else can say that. Anyway, enough of that.
There have been so many highlights on this trip, but I would have to say I had the most fun on the tour with my 13 friends from the United Kingdom (Hannah, Emma, Stephen, Calum and James), Croatia (Elia and Ivan), France (Gaelle), Canada (Rachael), the U.S. (Marie), Scotland (Ross with the dead sexy accent), Holland (Jolanda), and of course, Australia (Sarah). White water rafting was probably the most fun, but we also had alot of fun bouncing around in the 4-wheel drive on Moreton Island. Aussies, especially the ones that live in a beach town, have alot of fun and live life free and easy. Perhaps some North Americans could learn a thing or two from them. I think I could fit quite nicely into Aussie culture because I am a free spirit.
See you all when I get home, and thanks for reading.
Enjoy the picture below. It was a road sign on one of our travel days on the tour.
Ellen
No comments:
Post a Comment