9.15am Garage the trusty old Skyline and disconnect the battery.
10.10am Leave the house and walk to Ferntree Gully Rd.
10.30am Catch a 753 bus which turns up precisely on time.
11.02am Board a city-bound train at Glen Waverley station.
11.30am Wait two minutes at Richmond Station for a loop train .
12noon Catch a "Skybus" at Southern Cross station.
12.20pm Arrive at the domestic terminal, Melbourne Airport.
12.30pm Feed my suitcase into an automated luggage check-in machine.
(Wander around the airport for 2.5 hours - have arrived way too early, which is typical!)
3.00pm Board the flight to Launceston, forcing several rows of passengers to shuffle down to their correct seats.
3.20pm Fly out over the bay and Bass Strait.
4.25pm Land in Launceston, collect luggage and pay $65 for 6 days and 15 minutes long-term parking.
4.40pm Marvel at a spectacular golden sunset while also feeling weird about being back in Tasmania. Start the Falcon without problems. Buy fuel and head out of town.
5.18pm Swing slowly around the tight hairpin bend at Myrtle Park.
5.33pm Stop briefly at the Sideling to survey the scenery.
5.58pm Break for dinner at "The Oasis", Lord's Hotel in Scottsdale.
6.30pm Back on the road, turn right at the T-intersection towards St Helens.
6.47pm Breeze past Branxholm looking for signs of life, can't see anyone.
6.53pm Drive through deserted Derby.
7.05pm Motor past the golf course in misty Moorina.
7.15pm Arrive in Weldborough and note that the pub is still open.
7.20pm Unlock the back door of the cottage and enter, it's chilly inside!
It's really not all that difficult!
Today's news is that Ben can go home from hospital on Saturday.
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