Last call for Air Canada Flight 76, from Vancouver to Australia. “Darn it!” said Alex, running hard for the boarding gate, afraid that he’d miss it. He had just turned 18, and he wouldn’t even be here except for his grandpa’s final wish. There was $10,000 in his grandpa’s will, and it would all go to him! The only thing was that it could only be used to travel around the world because his grandpa wanted to give him a chance to travel while he was still young. The will also said that the trip had to start in Dundee beach, Australia - the very city that his grandpa had emigrated from when he was a young man himself. Alex’s mom and dad were scared for him to go, but finally gave in.
Now 20 exhausting hours later, the 35-degree heat hit Alex
