Travel Tuesday

Our adventure began with extensive flights: Anchorage to Seattle, long 9 hour layover, Seattle to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to Sydney. That last flight was so long, two meals were served with multiple beverages (none adult to conserve money.) Once in Sydney, exhausted we found a taxi to take us to the camper van rental. We decided to immediately leave Sydney, which was confusing since our only map was the free tourist map from the camper van company. Our first stop was about an hour before sundown, perhaps 3 or 4 hours north of Sydney. Finding dinner was difficult because the camper site was away from civilization and one gas station selling snacks. We bought the best we could find for dinner and breakfast but it was a sparse couple of meals. Our site was a few steps away from a dock inside a little bay. The first morning was brisk but we felt refreshed after all that traveling.

Adventure

How's this for adventure...
Rent a campervan in a foreign country, don't buy a map, and drive around aimlessly for a few weeks.

Yes, that's what we did in Australia May 2004. It took awhile to find a grocery store. We went where ever we thought would be good. The map was very poor and had me all turned around as the navigator. Driving on the other side of the street was scary.  The trip was an epic blast!

In retrospect, I would do another wild adventure like this. However, I would pay the extra dollars to get a good GPS or map. I don't need the stress of being lost while on holiday.

Dear Lord, I pray for Your blessings on my next trip in September and all my future adventures. Amen!