Work and Travel: Lunch

I had lunch with Kim on the weekend.

I hadn’t seen her in a while so we had lots to chat about.

First of all, Bali.

I had just come through Bali on my way to Cairns and had lots to say about that. Not Bali itself.. not the food, or how good it felt to be back in shorts and bathers. We talked more about how the trip was cut short as we were anxious to get home.

Boab balls on a tree that isn't a boab tree?
Cairns, Australia

Bali was a stopover on our return trip from Canada. I was still tied to Canada and emails were flying as I worked on organizing things I had left undone. Lots of drama. We had been out of Australia for more than six months.. I was anxious to see if 1. They let me back in the country as a permanent resident (they did) 2. If my medical is still in place (it is). Vas was just anxious to be on Australian soil again. Bali gave us a chance to catch our breath before we moved on. Cut those last ties to Canada. Besides.. they had better internet there than where we are staying right now.. and here we have the sunshine and the pool: it worked out well.

Talking about the trip back started me talking about the trip itself, and so about Canada. After six months away I had a bit to say.. about family, drama, the drama that is family. We spoke of my mother’s illness, issues with my sisters and dramas surrounding my now middle-aged children. We talked about the detachment of my ex husband and how awesome my grandkids are.

That started me talking about the trips I took into the interior of B.C. to see family and friends. The importance of friends.. how much I value my friends and what an important role my Canadian friendst played on this visit.

But I don’t think I mentioned how much I value her friendship. And I don’t think I let her talk a lot: about her job and all the travel she has do to stay on top of that.. how absolute About her partner.. and his work. About her upcoming trip to Canada and… well I am not sure of anything else because I barely let her get a word in.

My walk to lunch.. along the Esplanade
No pics of sushi or Kim.. sorry.

ly exhausting it must be.

I was just happy to see her again.

Kim did manage to tell me she had been regularly checking my blogs while I was away. She figured ‘something was up’ when there weren’t a lot. I think I owe it to all my friends to keep in touch a bit better this way.. as then they won’t have to listen so much when they come and visit me!

Kim and I were at Sushi Train in Cairns for lunch. Her daughter joined us, as that was Kim had come .. to visit her family! My bill came to a whole lot less than hers… I didn’t have a lot of time to eat, it is a wonder I had time to breathe! Kim and Megean, on the other hand, had plenty.

I will probably be back to the mall again today for a bit more Sushi.. I love Sushi Train. But I will miss Kim as she went home to Darwin and then back to work.. and is probably in Canberra now.