linux.conf.au 2009 Day Minus Three

So the story of linux.conf.au 2009 starts like this...

On Sunday I caught the only Virgin Blue direct flight from ADL to HBA along with most of the South Australian contingent (the red-eye earier in the day was cancelled no doubt frustrating those who got to the airport before dawn). It seems that VirginBlue has cemented itself as the carrier of choice nowadays, despite having to pay for both checked luggage and food - says a lot about Qantas and JetStar. Caught a cab with a couple of guys to the accommodation, quite amusing was the fact that we ended up looking up a map and using Google Maps over GPRS to find the university accommodation as the taxi driver had no idea.

Getting to the accommodation gave us the first wonderful surprise - modern, spacious (and cheap!) rooms with wonderful views over Hobart. The best LCA accommodation yet in my opinion. Met the other guys in the 6 bedroom complex, all from SA but I only previously knew one of them. Network access just worked - congratulations to Steve Walsh and his team.

Wandered down to the registration area via The Steep Hill just prior to the 5pm close and found a well-organised team and area ready to serve the open-source commnuity. Re-established some relationships from Ghosts and found a group of old friends "checking email" which we all had to do. Good to catch-up.

Then from there it was a nice stroll to a restaurant to eat with some other ghosts. A very nice time again talking substantionally with some good friends, finally took the offer of a lift back to the uni after comtemplation of the The Steep Hill. Got some sleep, knowing that I'd need it for the week ahead.

/tech/linux-australia/lca2009 | 25 Jan 2009 | #