One month 'til we leave

One Month (to the day) 'Til We Leave

I'm at Yulga Jinna, in the middle of nowhere, Western Australia. It's Jenny's birthday, and we've had a happy day with Annette who drove down from Jigalong (also in the middle of nowhere, but a bit further north) to help with the celebrations. There's no mobile phone coverage here but we do have Internet access and a landline phone.  Jenny got a few calls for her birthday and then we went for an adventure.

It's God's own country out here. The air is clean, the birds sing beautifully, the dirt is red, the sun is hot and it's just a really happy, friendly and relaxing space... and you should see the stars at night! Amazing! Tonight, it was a full moon and we watched it ascend the horizon at Peak Hill while sipping on some Andrew Peace wine, eating olives and other nibbles, and flapping the flies!!


Before heading to Peak Hill, (during the heat of the day) I got my Visa Waiver for the US sorted out. What a fuss and kerfuffle! The first part of the online application involves uploading a picture of your passport. I tried scanning my passport using my printer, but the image was saved as a pdf file and that was unacceptable. So then, I decided to take a photo using my iPhone. Fortunately, I had airdrop between my phone and my computer - but the website didn't like my photo. After another couple of attempts I realised it was because I had not turned off the "live" function on my phone. So,  I took yet another picture of my passport with 'live' off... and hallelujah ... success! Then I had to tell them about 10 times that I was Australian on different places on the form. It took the best part of 2 hours for me to get this application done satisfactorily, but in the end I successfully submitted my application - and that's all that really matters. Now I just have to see whether I will be allowed to enter the US. It can take up to 72 hours ... so stay tuned for the next exciting instalment.
Peak Hill as the sun is setting
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”

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