Far East Cynic

And so it begins………

The mother of all road trips.

Hawaii-Norfolk-Japan-Australia-a destination to be named later. 5 countries in over 7 weeks. Doing my small bit to help the Australians defend themselves against the seething godless hordes to the north.

Or east.

Or west.

Or south. (Never know what those Penguins may be up to…….).

I’m not sure which set of hordes are threatening the land of Fosters at the moment. But you can be assured I’m on it. Especially if it involves going to an Australian pub.

Or two.

For research.

To learn something from the sheila’s.

To see if using the manners your mother taught you still scores points with them.

This is too long a trip-even for me who likes to travel. I prefer trips with gentleman’s hours, beer in the evenings, a couple of strategically placed golf outings.

Sadly, after this weekend I won’t see much I’m afraid. Just a windowless building for 14 hours a day.

There is light at the end of the tunnel though. I’m bringing the S.O. over for a week. Golf, sun, shopping šŸ™ …..and hopefully some of that “love stuff”.

If not there is always this:

And there is gotta be some of this somewhere on the route:

Time to go!