Day Off. Packing for Australia
Dec. 22nd, 2023 02:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerAustralia Travelog #0
At home - Fri, 22 Dec 2023, 2pm
I usually finish a travelog series with an entry written after I arrive home and unpack from the trip. This time I figured, why not start the travelog while still at home, packing to leave? This "Travelog 0" will be a matching bookend to my last entry in the series.
Speaking of bookends, this trip is bookended by a pair of days off from work. Days off at home. Today is a company holiday, yet we're not leaving until tonight. And we're returning on December 31, yet we still have off January 1.
We could have extended this trip a day longer in either direction. We could have, but we chose not to. We decided it's worthwhile to have a full day of rest after our trip, before returning to work. Likewise, it feels so much more civilized having an easy day today in which to pack and get ready for this trip— instead of rushing to pack bags and get to the airport after work yesterday. Is it disappointing not to have the extra 1 or 2 days in Australia? Yes. But it's more relaxing this way.
Among the things I'm doing today is packing for the trip. It's not hard, but I enjoy not having to rush it. ...Not that rushing it is really a problem. I've packed for trips enough that it's not a problem. A few times this week I did wonder, "OMG, am I ready for this trip?!" But I reminded myself that a) I do know how to travel overseas. I squared away things like visa requirements and electrical adapters weeks ago. And b) it's only 9 days. If it were, say, three weeks it'd be a little more complex. Though maybe only 5% more complex.
At home - Fri, 22 Dec 2023, 2pm
I usually finish a travelog series with an entry written after I arrive home and unpack from the trip. This time I figured, why not start the travelog while still at home, packing to leave? This "Travelog 0" will be a matching bookend to my last entry in the series.
Speaking of bookends, this trip is bookended by a pair of days off from work. Days off at home. Today is a company holiday, yet we're not leaving until tonight. And we're returning on December 31, yet we still have off January 1.
We could have extended this trip a day longer in either direction. We could have, but we chose not to. We decided it's worthwhile to have a full day of rest after our trip, before returning to work. Likewise, it feels so much more civilized having an easy day today in which to pack and get ready for this trip— instead of rushing to pack bags and get to the airport after work yesterday. Is it disappointing not to have the extra 1 or 2 days in Australia? Yes. But it's more relaxing this way.
Among the things I'm doing today is packing for the trip. It's not hard, but I enjoy not having to rush it. ...Not that rushing it is really a problem. I've packed for trips enough that it's not a problem. A few times this week I did wonder, "OMG, am I ready for this trip?!" But I reminded myself that a) I do know how to travel overseas. I squared away things like visa requirements and electrical adapters weeks ago. And b) it's only 9 days. If it were, say, three weeks it'd be a little more complex. Though maybe only 5% more complex.
