We left Lincoln on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec 22nd, quick flight to Denver, and another quick flight to LA. The flight from LA to Sydney is a 17 hour direct flight. It was after 9 pm when we left LA and we were all tired by the time we boarded the Virgin Australia plane. The kids had just enough stamina to try out their personal entertainment systems and soon fell asleep. They slept for nearly 10 hours, then movies, games and food kept them occupied for the remaining 7 hours. Could not have gone better. Love Virgin Australia. Love Premium Economy seating. Love Dramamine.
Arrived Sydney at 6:00 a.m. Saturday, December 24th. Going through customs was a breeze, finding our driver was even breezier. Weather is warm and muggy. We're over-dressed and in bad need of showers and toothbrushes, but feeling giddy that we made that flight with no melt-downs.
We're staying at a hotel in downtown Sydney for the first 4-5 days as we don't get keys to our new home that we rented sight unseen until the 28th. The hotel is really nice. The first day we just want to stock up on some groceries and catch up on some sleep.
I love that you say "feeling giddy that we made that flight with no melt-downs." My sister with three kids under the age of 6 would salute you! Glad to see that you're all adjusting nicely!
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