The past few days continued to be busy with getting ourselves and Paw Paw ready for our return to the USA. On Thursday morning we moved Paw Paw to her new home for the next few weeks and, fortunately, we were enjoying a visit from Plastic Plankton ( Kathi and Wolgang) at the time, so they were able to help us with the docklines. Once that was all done, it was time to get the laundry done and start packing. In between all that we booked our internal flights, investigated the public transportation system to get us to Brisbane Domestic Airport, booked our hotel in Sydney for our overnight stay there, purchased the additional medical insurance coverage we need for visiting the USA, installed the two new house batteries, replaced the "Damp Rid" in all the cupboards to, hopefully, prevent an issue with dampness on our return, pickled the watermaker, cleared the cockpit, secured the mainsail and sheets, treated the water tanks and defrosted the freezer to prevent any science projects sprouting during our absence.
We did, however, enjoy lunch at the Tedder Avenue bakery yesterday, as well as sundowners at the Mirage Marina shopping centre to stretch our legs, but we decided on dinner aboard just for a change. It was Roy's trip to the local barber though, that has cemented his views on Australia. Drinking a beer, while having his hair cut by a very attractive female barber left him in awe, to the point that he had great difficulty in attempting to regale his experience to Elaine when he returned to the Southport Yacht Club. And now, after sailing halfway around the world, we're on our way back to where we started, using every form of transportation except a yacht - We were up early for our five minute walk to the Tedder Avenue bus stop, where we caught a bus to Helensvale Station, then a train to Brisbane Domestic Airport and are currently awaiting our flight to Sydney, after enjoying a very efficient public transportation service and a very friendly clearance through airport security. So refreshing! Just one more sleep until we see the family. Can't wait!!!
