Back from Canberra

[madasacutsnake]

It sucked.

[daverbee]

Glad you're home.

[sparticle]

Well, then. Another place it's no use my going, I suppose, and I thank you for the warning.

Have you been to En Zed? * nervously hopeful *

[Willow Sylph]

That sucks. Why'd it suck, Mad??

[Audreyvgs]

am relieved you were gone for a bit, cause i forgot to put you on my poem...thats the only reason, tho. hahahahahhahahhahah

glad to see you tho, long as im forgiven


if you insist, i'll edit.

[Willow Sylph]

Originally posted by Audreyvgs
am relieved you were gone for a bit, cause i forgot to put you on my poem...thats the only reason, tho. hahahahahhahahhahah

glad to see you tho, long as im forgiven


if you insist, i'll edit.

Poem? What poem?

[madasacutsnake]

Day One:

Flew with cheap ass Virgin Blue. No inflight service or entertainment. Having been used to Qantas and Ansett with service out of the 1960's, this DID NOT SUIT.

Hired car with cheap ass Budget. On arrival at Canberra, was told cannot rent a car from Budget without a credit card. Yes, I could pay all the charges up front via EFTPOS including the $330 insurance excess but they still needed a credit card. Huh? Public holiday in Canberra. Could not transfer funds to card as banks were closed.

Hotel said we could check in early. Took taxi to hotel. Hotel says, sorry, but your room has been trashed by the five teenage girls who were in prior and it will takes us several more hours to clean.

It is now 9am, having set out at 0430am (thanks cheap ass Virgin Blue). Desultory pancake breakfast followed by Garfield the movie. Holiday thus far is already sucking badly.

Day Two:

Walk five city blocks to pick up car next morning. Car is not ready. Email received from cheap ass Budget and poster in the office proclaim "3 days for the price of 2". Lady in the Budget office says that yes, it is available but that she doesn't know the code to enter. Funnily enough, this pisses Snake off.

Drive out to Tidbinbilla. Plan was to have a look around and then continue on to Lanyon Homestead to have lunch and view the Sydney Nolan Ned Kelly paintings. At morning tea Miss Snake views hot dogs being eaten and being afflicted with "See Food" disease, immediately demands a hot dog. Now,

1. Miss Snake also suffers from Type A Exorcist car sickness

2. Miss Snake has just had an ice block

3. there's a plan

So, Snake says no. Cites all of the above. Twice. Mr Snake, in front of Miss Snake, says "Can't she just have a sausage roll?".

Oh great idea, dimwit. Processed meat wrapped in pastry is so going to aid that car sickness.

But Miss Snake is now chanting Sausage Roll Sausage Roll like a mantra and Snake now has the choice of insisting in the face of extreme tantrum and looking like the bad guy or giving in. Needless to say, Snake gave in and spent the next hour stroking brows and holding Miss Snake while she alternatively tried to spew and poop.

Drove back to Canberra with Miss Snake moaning miserably and Snake looking for hospitals in case it was appendicitis (hey, she put it on good). No lunch, no Sydney Nolans.

Blazing row back at hotel between Snake and Mr Snake. He shits me.

There were six more days and I'd go on, but you get the picture...........

[sparticle]

Oy yoy. We've had vacations like that -- being grateful when it's over is almost the best part.

[Avalon]

I am more grateful than ever that we don't take family vacations

[Willow Sylph]

What a bummer!! Sorry to hear it went so bad, Mad. Next time just lock your bathroom door and take bubble bath.



edit to add: All joking aside, that really sucks. Sorry so many things went wrong on your vacation, Mad.

[madasacutsnake]

Well, it had it's highlights.

I flipped both Amanda Vanstone and Ray Martin the bird in the National Tally Room. Miss Snake was on television behind Laurie Oakes. And I got a great pic of me in some John Howard glasses.

We went tobogganing (no skiing as it was pissing down - another story). We visited the Aboriginal Tent Embassy and waved at the ASIO cams recording every-one who dropped coins in their plastic bucket.

We found a great little italian trattoria with food like in Italy.

I saw Vivian Bullwinkle's uniform in the War Memorial.

I was in the House of Representatives on Election Day.

[Willow Sylph]

Sounds cool. Yaaay! Some good stuff, too!

[Audreyvgs]

I understood that part about the italian trattoria.....

[trisherina]

Welcome back.

[Zaftig]

Well welcome back! Your first recount of the trip left me with flashbacks of the time Sim and I went on vacation and I ended up in the hospital with the lovely option of a spinal tap.

Sounds like some really cool things did happen. At least there were some highlights!

Glad to see ya back!