Bound for Oxford in the UK, we left Australia a fortnight ago through an empty Sydney airport. We carried a thick folder of documents - proof of vaccination, proof of a UK residential address, orders for antigen tests, expensive travel insurance with COVID-19 cover.
Everything is bizarre these days, so too a stopover in Darwin for a Qantas flight to old Blighty. The Boeing Dreamliner was barely half full, but its passengers packed a very basic terminal for two hours, staring at a departures board that said London, Groote Eylandt, Gove, Alice Springs and Mcarthur River.
