Lightening Online

I’ve been trying to work out what to do about catching up with online friends while we’re on our trip.  On the one hand, it’s a perfect opportunity to meet some of my fabulous friends face to face.  On the other, I could do a trip dedicated entirely to that (now there’s a thought….”Lightening on Tour” LOL).

So, here’s what I’m thinking of doing and I hope you’ll bear with me in this.  If you live somewhere along our planned route (see below) and are interested in a catch-up if it works out, could you please email me your location (ie town) and a phone number (preferably mobile if you have one as that way I can text you).

What I want to do is take all that information with me and the arrange meet-ups where I can.

My hesitation in doing this is that it’s not going to always work out.  There are so many factors I’ll need to consider such as time, what we’re doing, the family’s needs and the fact that we’re travelling with friends some of the time.  I don’t want anyone to feel that it’s personal if we can’t see them.

I feel torn between not wanting to upset anyone if they get missed and not wanting to miss the opportunity to meet at least some of you.

Plus, or course, there’s the fact that we don’t really have a set schedule so some meets would have to be arranged last minute and I don’t want to put anyone under pressure if they’re not available when we’re there.

In the end, I figured perhaps I’d put all this out there and do what I can with the hope that you’ll understand my position in all of this.

Here’s a copy of our route:

In case it’s not clear enough for you to tell, we’re basically going Broken Hill across to Dubbo.  From Dubbo we’ll head North up the Newell Hwy  then the Leichardt Hwy until we get to Rockhampton.  The rest of the trip will basically be the coast from Port Douglas all the way to Sydney (with a brief interlude inland to the Atherton Tablelands).  Not sure which route we’ll take from Sydney to Port Augusta yet on our way home.

It would be good to organise an actual Sydney meet-up as I’m guessing by population that there are a few people in Sydney.  Is anyone interested in co-ordinating this?  I’m thinking possibly Friday 2nd October as a potential date, although it’s hard to be exactly sure at this time.

The best ways to get in contact with me are to email me at lightening at this domain name, use the contact form (tab in the header) or leave a comment and I’ll use the hidden email you leave your comment with to get in touch with you.