Sydney return

So I did something that I thought was decadent, extravagant but turned out to be quite normal...

On Wednesday morning:

I caught the 5.06 am train from Monty to Southern Cross/Spencer Street.

I caught the 5.45 am Skybus from Southern Cross/Spencer Street to Melbourne airport.

I caught the 6.45 Tiger flight from Melbourne to Sydney.

I caught the 7.15 pm Tiger flight from Sydney to Melbourne.

I caught the 9.40 pm Skybus from Melbourne airport to Southern Cross/Spencer Street.

I caught the 10.10 pm from Southern Cross/Spencer Street to Monty.

Why?

Why not?

I got $30 each way airfares and arranged to meet a good friend in Sydney for lunch.

Whilst $60 for airfares & $51 for skybus/airtrain added an extra $110 to the lunch bill it was definitely worth it.

Surprisingly I was not the only person on the plane doing Sydney return in the one day (and I don't mean just business types either)

The elderly couple seated next to me on both flights - they went to Sydney to go to an exhibition. (humorously it turns out I went to primary school with their daughter)

The family sitting behind us went to Sydney for a day's shopping. There was at least a dozen other people on both flights that didn't seem to be travelling for business.

It was a fun day, a long day, and a tiring day. I think i'll do it again one day.