Aunty Dympna at the Gym
View from our Cafe
Damaging winds and a storm that knocked out power to 30,000 homes between Brisbane & the Gold Coast were in the area the evening before I flew out at 9am the next morning. Thankfully by the time we woke up, the winds had abated and there was a beautiful rainbow to escort us to the airport. I waved goodbye to Murray & my brother Tony who came to see me off, and got through security with no hassles. I had no sooner sat down in a seat in the departure lounge when the security staff came past with a sniffer dog. The dog found my handbag so interesting, that I was asked a few questions about how much currency I was carrying. Because I had British ££s, Euros, Singapore $$s, Danish & Swedish Kroner plus a few aussie $$s it made the dog sit up and take notice. So although I had way less than the allowable limit, the dog got rewarded for sniffing it out. I wish I had thought to take a photo with the dogs snout in my handbag, and by this time surrounded by about 6 security staff and numerous interested travellers!
After a 1.5 smooth flight from Coolangatta, I arrived in the Sydney Domestic Airport. A 5 minute ($5) train ride took me to the International airport. Before I knew it I was all checked in and was free to explore the shops without my suitcase. I then had time for a few phone calls, this blog entry and some iPhone games of 'Words with Friends' with my sister & niece before boarding my 8 hr Qantas flight to Singapore (1.5 hour stopover) and then another 14.5 hr flight onto London, UK. A colleague from my working days has offered to meet me at London's Heathrow Airport, and I look forward to spending 2 days in London with him & his wife, staying at their Vicarage. No, not the Vicar of Dibley....
My gym work will now take a break, but I have included a photo taken of my aunt at our last session together. I hope I am still going to the gym when I am her age - 87 years young. Oops, time to get ready to board my flight to Singapore. I have also included a photo taken of the river view a few feet from our cafe table on Sunday morning.
How interesting that they brought the dog on the plane and it could sniff out your various monies! Amazing. And so like you to be prepared with every currency! A fun story to story your trip!
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