The farewell tour

Knowing that we're about to leave the States for good (or at least for a while), we've been making a concerted effort to see the main things we want to before things are done. In the past couple of months, we've seen DC, Vegas and Boston. I've also been lucky enough to have a few work-sponsored trips around the place, although the timing's shocking. I've been to Philadelphia, Orlando and Rochester courtesy of various clients. Unfortunately, it's to work, not to be a tourist.

Right now, I'm in the airport lounge in St Louis, waiting for another delayed flight home. This one's only 20 minutes late so far, but we'll see how that pans out. I won't miss the travel once we're back in Brisbane.

I managed to get away from the client a little early the other day, so I had a look at the only interesting thing in St Louis (and perhaps all of Missouri), the Gateway Arch. This thing is massive - apparently, it's around 62 storeys high. That's big. The view's awesome (or at least it would be if there was something else in this city to look at). I may be back for a couple of days next week, then it's a couple of weeks in Nashville, TN, then it's all done. Back home to New York for a couple more weeks, then back to Australia. Time's getting short.

Brooklyn to Brisbane - end of the line

After a little more than two years, we've hit the end of the line. We have around six weeks left on our incredible journey to the United States.

We have mixed emotions about going home. We're certainly going to miss New York, a place we've come to know as home, but on the other hand, it will be nice for everything to return to 'normal' again in Brisbane.

I have a stack of work to get done over the next few weeks, so it's going to be a squeeze to get everything done, but hopefully, I'll have time to drop a few lines before we arrive back home. I obviously have a millions photos and just as many memories of New York, so I hope to share these with our friends and family when we arrive back home. Some memories are funny, some frustrating, and some just downright intriguing.

It's going to be interesting to see how we fit back into the slow pace of things in Brisbane.

See you soon!