I’m in the first of two legs of my vacation. The first leg is Melbourne, Australia. My second leg (and ultimate destination) is the Australian island of Tasmania, where I’ll be a member of a small, guided birding tour. We’ll be trekking primarily around Tasmania’s forest reserves and bodies of water.
It was a six hour flight from NYC to LA, a two hour layover, then a fifteen hour flight from LA to Melbourne. I got off the plane ten hours ago and am doing alright jet lag-wise so far. Melbourne is currently 16 hours ahead of NY time.
This is actually my fourth visit to Australia but first time this far south. I adore the country’s more laid-back attitude, remoteness, and beautiful natural world. When I heard about this birding tour I knew I had to come!
View outside my hotel window (South Yarra neighborhood):
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