We had enough time yesterday morning to head back into the village to visit the bakery for breakfast supplies and coffee.
We packed, tidied up and got organised.
The shuttle van came at 10:15 on the dot and took us to the airport (which is small enough really to be called a fancified airstrip 😁)
And then we flew home, direct to Melbourne this time.
We had a late lunch/early dinner at the airport and then Freyja and Simon took a taxi home and I waited for the airport shuttle bus back to Ballarat.
An almost two hour wait 😢
There is almost always a very long wait for the next shuttle, or I have to absolutely leg it to the bus station and catch the shuttle by the skin of my teeth. I do not much enjoy either of these things.
I wonder how much it costs to park in the value car parks at the airport. I wonder why I haven't thought to wonder this before.
It costs $12 a night in the value car parks. The shuttle costs $90 return, plus $30 for the taxi home. It would have been cheaper to park the car at the airport, even taking fuel into account. Not to mention that by the time I got onto the shuttle I would have been almost home had I been in the car. For longer trips away, the Skybus to the city and the train home would be cheaper, even including a taxi home from the station, and might even be quicker.
I might have to abandon the airport shuttle.
It has been something of a shock returning to Ballarat, temperature-wise. Winter decided to pay a visit while we were away and the temperature plummeted. It was 2℃ when I got up this morning. It is a beautiful, sunny morning but it is still definitely on the chilly side. I was positively cold in bed last night. This morning I put the winter quilt on the bed.
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| Time to go home |
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| Snuggled up next to me on the electric couch blanket |
It's funny how you can do the maths and find out that what you thought was expensive is actually the cheaper option. It's surprising how many ways it can sneak up on you, but I would never have thought that about parking.
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