Flight

Well, what a huge day! We reached the airport yesterday at 8:00am to find we didn't have to go through customs in Melbourne but in Sydney where we were catching a connecting flight to, therefore arriving an hour and a half earlier than we needed to. We then found our connecting flight to Sydney had been delayed an hour meaning we could miss our flight to L.A. Virgin then transfered onto a direct flight from Melbourne to L.A and told us that our bags were ready to be collected and to check in upstairs and go through customs up there. But that was only the start of it! Only when we got up there, collected our bags and made our way to international check ins, we were told our flight had closed and the seats they had booked for us weren't valid.

For 30 minutes we were in limbo - along with a young family in the same situation as us -  while the employees tried to get us on the flight. It was soon apparent there were no economy seats available, forcing 'Virgin Australia' to bump us up into Premium seating. Gee,I'm glad that happened too - talk about flying in comfort!

After 13 hours of flying, 5 cans of 'Pepsi' for the snack bar, 9 toilet stops, multiple movies, and 2 three course meals, we have made it to America! I am writing this at the L.A Airport and will have updates & photos of accommodation etc. very soon!

And of course, true to form..... we can't go anywhere without Bluey knowing someone. Sitting in the same row as us, but in the next aisle was a guy and his wife that he knew from his Uni days. Bluey & Gena spent half the flight at the Bar with Rob & Kelly Turner, catching up on old times by the sound of it. We may be catching up with them when they get back into LA on Monday?

Loving it already, though this 26°C heat is making me miss Victorian weather!!

~Riley.