FAR FAR AWAY

Ah yes, Boca and Bubba hit the road again. More or less. "To stay young, the doctor said to exercise and eat the right foods" said BUBBA. "What?" said BOCA, " I thought he said ACCESSORIZE AND BUY NICE SHOES." And so begins Boca and Bubba's next adventure.

HOW TRAVEL DECISIONS ARE MADE

After several long car drives, Boca thought it was time for a bit of a different kind of "cruzin". Ah yes time for the high seas. NO NO NO yelped Bubba. "Don't you understand we are in a recession aka depression!!!" That was until one of his good buddies said, "Hey Bubba, this cruise looks pretty darn good. Are ya goin?" And that was all it took. "Well, hell yes. We are in good buddy!" Must be a man thing. And so begins Boca and Bubba's next adventure. It has all the making's of some Bubba and Boca madness...start in LA and end in Shanghai. Look out Charlie Chan- be sure to follow the google calendar below. And yes yes I am behind already.

Day 6 FEB 16 FLYING QUANTAS IN OUR PJ'S?

Finally got rid of that go cart of a car Bubba rented...how the luggage fit in, was beyond me.  I would like to think he learned his lesson in renting "the special"...full size never looked so small to Boca.  And I was afraid he was going to rent an F350X.  hmmmf.

Where's the Quantas Lounge?  After spending an hour trying to get my Internet to work it was time to board.  Bubba had to buy the largest book printed in the last 10 years to take on the trip....where in the hell is yer Kindle Bubba!  Oh yes, one more of your great ideas to go kindle and may I remind you, you never used it once.  We did find a good home for it- hope you are enjoying it Karen.  Anyway, what is a QUANTAS?  I assumed it was some sort of Kangaroo, being the symbol on all their propaganda and all.  Nope.  It stands for, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services.  Who knew?  2 Blokes, Fysh and McGinness saw the need to get around this practically roadless country in 1919.

So up we go Boca is all set for her Skybed which looked like a cocoon type pod to snooze the night away....that bed pod with 42 options and speeds.  Boca spent most of the night figuring out how to work it while driving the stewardi nuts by accidentally pressing the call button continually.  And Mr. Peter Morissey, those designer PJ's????  Did you mean XL stood for Xtra Little?  Boca was quite the sight.  Bubba begged that she stay under the blanket till morning.  And the "delux unisex amenities".  Right.  Lesbian girlfriends revolt- ugly grey socks to match the ugly grey night blinders only to be followed by smooth your beard lotion  Geeze, the only thing missing was your father's Old Spice.  Bubba did enjoy the ear plugs....

When Boca saw the hot young bod next door she looked for any excuse to chat it up with Hotsie Totsie....afterall there was an empty seat right next to him.  Poor fellow he also resorted to the ear plugs....between watching 127 Hours and The Black Swan over and over Boca welcomed inane stewardi chatter at the head.  Ah, but looking forward to landing in Australia.  A favorite destination for Boca and Bubs.  Australia lies in the southern hemisphere and covers 3,842,675 sq miles of land.  This glorious continent is bordered by the Pacific on the east coast and the Indian ocean on the west.  Ok, who knows what the capital city is?  Yes, that's right Canberra.  It is known as the worlds oldest continent-inhabited for more than 60,000 years by Aborigines.  It was settled by the Brits in 1788 and since then transformed to a nation with 21 million Aussies.  The country covers an area as large as the U.S.  And naturally, Boca is a lover of the Australian grape.  The Hunter Valley, the Barossa Valley, the Yarra Valley and Adelaid they all give good grape!  So many wineries, so little time.    In spite of the tasty vino, I do believe the 1850's Gold Rush is what put Australia on the map so to speak.
First stop Melbourne, a visit to our darling Patricia.  A former neighbor from the Ft. Lauderdale Hood she met an "Aussie" and moved way the heck over here, there everywhere!
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