Preperations? who needs em! (FYI: we do)

Maria's birthday.

The early morning sun is blasting through the city streets of New York. From my 17th floor office I see a wall of hotel room windows with increasing flickering lights and disturbed curtains as tourists are slowly getting their act together as they prepare to go into this megatropolis of bustling life. Massive corporations open their doors to the myriad workers bees like myself as we swarm about the streets and clock in to keep this silly engine running. I quietly sip my coffee and stare at 3 huge monitors filled with numbers and progress bars and emails and XMLs and PDFs for the last time in 4 weeks.

4 long, relaxing, quiet, stress-free weeks in Queensland. In the middle of nowhere. The Outback (with no Steakhouse).

We have been thinking and preparing to prepare to pack for what seems like weeks and yet tonight and tomorrow morning - hours before we fly out, is when all this is going to come together. Packing for us is easy, packing for Quinn, well, that is a different story, one that Maria has been researching for quite some time, her mothering instinct and general awesomeness has us pretty much ready to go, except none of the stuff is in suitcases and "carry-ons" yet. Fun times!!

"Ahhh Queensland, beautiful one day, perfect the next" That is actually the official slogan of the tourist industry there. And it is pretty much true, barring poisonous snakes and spiders and droughts and floods and intense sunburn and stuff. Thankfully we are going in spring so the weather should be lovely and mild.

My parents and sister moved to Coominya, just under 2 hours directly inland from Brisbane a year or so ago and have some acreage near an enormous reservoir. The property is filled with dogs and birds and yes, some poisonous snakes and spiders and droughts and floods and stuff and is regularly visited by roaming koalas and the odd lost cow.

Although this is less of a "travel and discover" trip like the Philippines was, we will still be seeing some sights and experiencing a fantastic part of Australia that I want to share here.

We fly out tomorrow. 20 hours in airports and airplanes with a 2 yr old boy eager to see more of the world. Usually flights excite me anyway, but this one a little more so as I am getting a chance to see the wonder and spectacle of it all through the eyes of a small child. He is going to LOVE it.

This is going to be a blast.

written by

Groovespook on October 17, 2014 from West Orange, United States

from the travel blog: Australia Family Madness 2014

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Really hoping you packed a cinnabon

written by Andre D'Honnieurre on October 17, 2014

Have a wonderful visit with your family Porl!

written by Denise DiMatteo on October 17, 2014

Happy birthday

written by duc le huu tri on November 9, 2014

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