Day 16: Sun 17 Sep – Brisbane to Hervey Bay (HVB) to Home

We landed almost an hour after we were supposed to due to the late departure from Hong Kong.  However, Immigration was a breeze and my bag was out after about eight minutes of waiting, very unusual for me. I declared my muesli bars that I had taken from Australia but not eaten, and when I told this to the Customs Official, he asked me if I had any chicken legs, chicken livers, etc, etc and when I answered in the negative, he gave me a green stamp.  When I got to the front of the queue, I was told I was free to leave – yay for accurate declarations!

I was at the domestic check-in counter very soon after and the T-Bus was there when I walked out of the terminal.  I was in the domestic QC about 45 minutes after touch down – not a bad effort.  First priority was a decent coffee and then a shower.  Those two tasks completed, it was down to the business of eating a more substantial breakfast than a tablespoon of muesli.  Breakfast completed, I opened up the computer and did a bit of admin until the lack of sleep was about to attack, and then read the paper whilst sipping my second coffee.  As Greg was participating in the Tour de Bay, I could not talk to him until he was finished.  We eventually spoke about 10am.

The flight to HVB was on time and we boarded at 10:35 for an 11am departure.  We landed in HVB 10 minutes early – must have been a huge tail wind.  When I got my bag (once again, I did not have to wait long, it was third out), I rang Greg who was waiting at the BP servo for my call.  About 35 minutes later I was home, and how nice it was!  I had only been away for two weeks, but it was a very hectic two weeks and very full-on with little or no time for pers admin.  After half unpacking, it was time for an LLD.









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