Day 1 - Alice Springs


Hello my name is Daniel, this blog is about my Australian holiday where I will be traveling with my family (Elvia/mum, Michael/dad, Sebastian/Seb/brother), grandparents (Heather/grandma, Keith/grandpa) and cousins for half of the trip (Charlie, Emily, Mat, Suzie). 


Day 1 - Wednesday - 20/5/2026 - 5AM

We woke up early at 5AM grabbed our bags and hopped in our uncle's car headed for the airport. We got out of the car went into the airport, printed out our tickets and headed through the baggage check were we and our luggage were scanned for illegal items. After we were given the all clear we headed for the nearby cafe in the airport because we didn't have any breakfast and were pretty hungry. About 30 minutes later we met with our cousins and their mum who were also pretty hungry, we watched a few planes take off until it was time to head to gate 14 for our flight. They led us into the small but loud plane, and we headed off on around a 1-hour flight to Sydney though our plane was delayed a little due to the fog. Once we arrived at Sydney, we headed to gate 7 where they took us to our next flight, the plane was a lot bigger this time. Sadly, our plane was delayed yet again this time for half an hour. We finally took off on our 3-and-a-half-hour flight to Alice Springs, mid-flight our Time zone changed 30 minuets back in time. When we arrived, we met up with my dad and grandpa, they were already there because they left home 5 days before us and instead of flying to Alice they drove with the caravan. My dad took my family and our cousins to our caravan park meanwhile my grandpa and auntie went off to collect her rental campervan. Once we got to the caravan park, we had a walk around and went for a swim in the pool and then had dinner where I sadly didn't feel so good. Then I got changed brushed my teeth and went to sleep in the cold night.

 Me, Seb, Charlie, Emily waiting at gate 14



Me, Seb in the plane



Enjoying the pool!

Comments

  1. HAubreyMay 21, 2026 at 3:59 AM

    Great post Dan, love the photos

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  2. Mrs HadfieldMay 23, 2026 at 4:21 PM

    What a great first post, and start to your adventure! Thanks for sharing, I'll make sure Mrs Peebles, Mr Mues and Mr Deane can read about your adventures, too!

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  3. AnonymousJune 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM

    Nice

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