Virgin airlines 90 minutes Sydney Airport lines and waiting Finally Australia sky So blue Clouds white Water blue Rippling Sunshine bright Warm arm Shade up Tray up Land approaching Plane descending Ears popping Seatbelt fastened Wing flaps up Plane sways Lower we go Water closer Plane tilts Levels off still closer Sunshine Coast Sand beach … Continue reading Virgin Australia
Travel
Being in Sydney
View from balcony Hotel Urban at St. Leonards Through the trees and roofs one can glimpse the harbor and the bridge. I can feel the city vibrating around me. On this trip the beauty of the city is no longer in the tourist views but the joy of the residents. The runner on the shaded … Continue reading Being in Sydney
Unnecessary Stress
Everyone knows traveling is stressful, last year I nearly missed the last leg of my flight home from Australia because I scheduled too little time between planes in San Francisco. This year going back I decided to eliminate that source of distress. Arriving at the San Francisco airport in the morning for my evening flight … Continue reading Unnecessary Stress
A New Year, A New Adventure
I'm in the air again. Traveling, being, hopefully belonging everywhere and nowhere. A friend said, "i'm so glad I don't have to travel anymore." I don't have to travel, but I need to travel. I travel not to see but to be. I want to be with my grandkids. We had a four month be … Continue reading A New Year, A New Adventure
Flying, over the road this time
Flying, flying high in the sky Crowding through crowds on the ground. Not driving just gliding, sitting, waiting anticipating worrying Would my carry on get on? Would too big people sit next to me squeezed in tiny seats? Landing take off body tense sensing danger fight or flight while belted in my seat. Air pressure … Continue reading Flying, over the road this time
Home
The old cliches are: "Home is where you heart is"; "There is no place like home"; "Home is where you belong." My home is now in three places, my heart is in all three. There is where I belong, yet there isn't three of me. Since I can't clone myself I will divide the year … Continue reading Home
Tower Hill and the Grampians
My cousins promised me we would see Emus up close and personal at Tower Hill. Indeed they greeted me in the parking lot, eyeing me right in the car. When I got out of the car I was amazed to find a bird almost a large as myself: The amazing creature walked along the path … Continue reading Tower Hill and the Grampians
Great Ocean Road
Down the coast from Melbourne is one of the most beautiful seaside roads in the world. Curves, ocean surf, and rocks greet a driver at every turn. Luckily I had a very experienced local driver. Signs remind tourists to stay to the left. It was wonderful to stop, watch and listen to the surf pounding … Continue reading Great Ocean Road
A Rain Forest Sanctuary
One morning my cousin whisked me out of the city. We drove east for an hour to the Dandenong Range where we came to William Ricketts created a space to honor native Australian flora, fauna and people. His fired clay sculptures mounted in the rain forest are a wonder to behold. Wandering through the sculptures … Continue reading A Rain Forest Sanctuary
Melbourne and suburbs
Melbourne was the first place my grandparents and my aunt stopped at on their journey to Australia in 1912. In my book Visions from Two Continents I published my Aunt Lucille's diary entries about that arrival. While in Melbourne I wanted to find those places. They entered the harbor via the Yarra River and came up … Continue reading Melbourne and suburbs
Visions from Two Continents. 