The exact formula has been determined, with each ingredient carefully proportioned to achieve the precise mathematical result. Preparations to decipher this journey have taken considerable effort culminating in a final 17 hour marathon before the computer was temporality suspended at 23:15 CST. Like the time traveler in H.G. Wells’ classic novel, we are about to embark on bending the laws of physics arriving in another world and time.
Here’s the itinerary as best as can be determined. Depart home to LAX airport 09:00 CST, arriving in LAX at 12:30 PST for a 12 hour layover. This is our last opportunity to indulge in somewhat familiar culture and rituals. We will grab a cab to the Santa Monica pier to participate in the traditional Super Bowl celebration in an impromptu local bar of random selection before heading to a casual dinner overlooking the Pacific Ocean as the sun sets. We will be providing the sun a head start as we race to overtake it. Sometime in the early evening we will catch a cab back to LAX for a 23:55 departure to Brisbane.
This is where it gets confusing our departure is 23:55 PST 02/04 that is really 02:55 CST 02/05 which is a day we will never experience. The flight time is about 14 hours during which 02/05 will disappear from our lives. Ultimately we will arrive in Brisbane at 07:00 02/06 -10 GMT after which we will catch a 90 minute shuttle to the Gold Coast. In the entire event will take about 38 hours, a challenging adventure for even the most trail tested road warrior. The finish line is the western edge of the Coral Sea.
Just in case you are wondering the photo is of Caines, Australia and according to insiders it includes our hotel if you know where to look. Hint: it’s next to white sand. Yeah I know, poor baby. It’s going to be hard to distract me at this point because I’m going down……I’m going way down……under.
