Spine Stitched for Extra Strength
As the seasonal colors change, the adventure continues. Tonight I depart the city of Melbourne. A late night one-way-flight should find me wandering the streets of Cairns sometime around midnight. Cairns (pronounced “cans” as in “I’ve had too much of the State Fair’s bean-jalapeño chili dip, could you please direct me to the “cans”!) is located in the north-eastern region of Australia. Apparently the center hub-bub for adventure in Queensland, they claim anything from sky-diving to the splash of scuba is possible. An adventurer’s paradise. What’s not to like about that? Note: I’ll be looking for the crocodile-wrestling booth.
The plan is to make the trek from Cairns in the northeast all the way back to Melbourne in the south by train, bus, automobile and foot, stopping and caressing all possible areas of interest along the way. A whole lot of distance, a whole lot of open road and coast line, a whole lot of writing and a whole lot of alone time. All of which sound very inviting right now.