Ahhh! 18 hours isn’t too bad 🤣. My city is at least 6 hours on a plane away from … anything. So I am used to planes because I don’t have many other options. I suppose I could drive for 3 days if I want to go to the next state. Travel is fun but I haven’t done much in a few years.

Come to australia! We have flocks of thousands of them that just hang out in the trees in a suburban park screeching that loudly every evening for a few hours. I swear half our birds make the most horrendous noises. I forget that some birds “sing”.