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One day we checked the mail and were pleasantly surprised to find a "save-the-date" card for the wedding of two friends. On closer inspection, we noted the location... Adelaide, South Australia.
And, with even less planning than previous Mawler AdventuresTM, the latest adventure was born.
Some have expressed the opinion that little could top the preparation for the Great White North Trip. It is true. Before the Great White North, we out-did ourselves by including a bathroom remodel as part of our plans and preparations for vacation. So this time, we simply declined to try.
Instead, we did absolutely nothing. Well... that is not entirely true. We bought several guides to Australia and placed them under something. Probably holding a table level, supporting a cell phone, or providing a slightly higher perch for a pampered cat.
Let us impress upon you: with just two days to go before boarding a flight to the other side of the world we had neither a rental car nor a place to stay in Adelaide. (And that does not even begin to address the "plans" for what we would do once in Adelaide.)
In truth, there was a twinge of panic in the air.
And did we mention we have a school habit? Both of us were in classes during this trip. Lea Ann actually took all of her books with her to Australia. Both Lea Ann and Stuart tried to skype into their class sessions, though this only worked for Stuart. (Which, by the way, proves that the internet is not everywhere.)
The final tallies are what really interest some of you, so here they are:
- 4965 total km
- 4706.7 km in the two weeks outside of Adelaide
- 514.27 litres of petrol purchased
- 6867 pictures in Australia (more on that later)
- One kangaroo stunned (more on that later)
- Zero tan in Australia (more on that later)
- One wedding attended
- Numerous Australian friends made
- Mountains of helpful advice received (and most of it given consideration)
- Innumerable looks given at car (more on that later)
- Eight individual jets taken
- One propeller plane taken
- Zero flat tyres ("tires" for you Northerners)
- Almost no utterances of "g-day, mate" by an Actual AussieTM
The more involved story and pictures are below.
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