I am currently sitting at Cairns airport, having eaten a dodgy bacon and egg toasted sandwich, waiting for our connecting flight to Japan. We arrived in Cairns at 8.10 am local time (Queensland is an hour behind NSW), and boy was it stinking hot... AT 8AM!!!! How much did I want to be not wearing jeans, long socks, boots and carrying a jacket, a beanie and another jumper for the exit at the other end... So we sweltered off the plane and walked to the International terminal in the hot hot hot heat.. Can't wait for when we get back for our three day jaunt in Cairns en route back home, cause we'll at least be prepared for the heat (thongs and shorts!!)
Anyway, we had a jam-packed 24 hours before departure- we finally got all of the Chrissy presents done, and I saw Mum and Caths for lunch, before going to Doan's (Nam's bro) and Thu's (Nam's bro's partner) place for Christmas dinner with his family. And boy was the food fantastic! Doan and Thu put on an awesome spread for us- lobster tails, smoked ocean trout blinis, cumin, lemon and chilli encrusted quails, venison and potato fondant AND peach melba... not to mention the copious amounts of alcohol and cocktails, as well as the mid session interlude where we were so stuffed from the first three courses, we had to have a rest, which is when we broke out the Pat and Sticks ice cream sandwiches.... ok, so it's no wonder I was feeling a little under the weather last night and this morning from all of the eating (correction, over-eating).
While we're on the subject of food, Nam and I went to Everligh Markets yesterday (to pick up the rest of the presents and the Pat and Sticks) and there was a smokehouse doing pigs on a spit! Check it out... vegetarians and the easily queasy, please look away now....
What was a bit concerning was that less than 5 metres away from these three pigs spinning on a spit, was a farmyard petting zoo for kids! I was a bit worried that the barnyard animals would get a tad traumatised, but I guess that's the circle of life. Sorry to all of my vego friends who I just offended in one fell swoop...
We also had our first successful attempt at speaking Japanese- we tested out our pleasantries, when the Japanese lady from Jetstar gave us our departure cards to fill out. We said good morning (ohayoo gozaimasu) and thank you (arigatoo gozaimus) and that's all. Oh well.. we have to start somewhere hey?
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