Yesterday as I got into the car on the way to work, I told
my colleague that "today's the day" and that I was going to get a
view of a kangaroo. I really wish I had been a bit more specific. I did get a
view of a kangaroo but unfortunately, it was kind-of like saying that I saw a
deer on the interstate. Sadly, it was road kill.
But a week into the trip, it is going well, I am covering
a lot of ground and accomplishing what I came here to do; the long days and
flurry of activity have given me a lot of things to work on and I will be
working a bit this weekend. But I will be having fun as well.
Yesterday the clients asked what the plan for the weekend
was. My colleague had told me the name of the place we will be going today, but
as the names of places – other than those I have heard of before like Sydney or
Brisbane, or those that make sense because they are English words like Cairn or
Alice Springs – still mystify me. Lost in a flood of names like Wollongong,
Wagga Wagga, and Jerrabomberra, the name of the nature preserve just slipped
away.
I've looked it up, though, and for you information, we're
going to Tidbinbilla. It is supposed to be a beautiful place. Close enough to
town to be accessible; it is apparently a neat little pocket of wilderness. I
will let you know. I was told that if I do not see 'roos here, then it is time
to get my optometrist on the phone.
I've been up for hours now, there was a bit of a fracas in
the park that my room overlooks. It was at about closing time for the pubs in
the area, I have to imagine it was someone in the cups on their way home. Ah
well… more time to review my notes before I log off for the weekend. So, I
guess I had best get this saved off, and head off for a bite of breakfast
before my colleague comes to pick me up.
Wherever you are today, I hope that you will have a beautiful
weekend!
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