Morning Run (July 17)

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Morning Run (July 17)

I slept! Finally - from 6pm last night until around 2:30 this morning - not ideal hours, but still, I woke and felt refreshed and relaxed and ready to go. Went for a run just around 6:15 am, and it was beautiful - ran back on the riverwalk and through the botanical gardens - below are a few of the pics from the run. What a great way to start the day; I would love it if this were my regular run. I am beginning to wonder if I should bring my resume to the teacher meetings?

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Prologue/Why I’m Writing

Dear everyone,

If you are reading this blog because you want to learn about traveling in Australia, you are in the wrong place. Bill Bryson has written the most entertaining Australia travel book in existence, “In A Sunburned Country.” It’s hilarious and informative and anything I have to say this subject he has likely already said, and much more eloquently than I ever will.

For the rest of you (or, lets just be honest here, mom and Tricia), at first, I wasn’t going to blog this trip. But this morning I thought back to that last blog I wrote when I drove across the country. I realized how much writing that made me feel connected to everyone back home as the miles between us increased, and that was really comforting when I felt nervous. And I also remember seeing everything a little more clearly because as I was seeing things I was thinking about how I would describe them to you, which somehow made me see them more clearly.

The furthest away from home I was on that trip was something like 2900 miles; a distance that at the time felt terrifying. This morning, I woke up nearly 10,000 miles from (and a calendar day ahead of) all of you. As I was wandering the streets of Bristbane earlier today the weight of that distance hit me. I decided then that I was going to write, and try to post every day, and in so doing maybe feel a little less far away from all of you, and honestly, maybe experience this trip just a little more.

Thanks for reading,

Peggy
16 July 2014
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia