Quite literally, today will be a very long day for us.\u00a0 In fact, Friday, April 30 will last a full 41 hours due to the time zone change.\u00a0 Of that time, nearly 14 hours will be spent sitting in a United Airlines 747.\u00a0 We\u2019ll leave Sydney around 2:45 PM and arrive in San Francisco around 11:00 AM the same day.<\/p>\n
Hopefully, we\u2019ll get some sleep on the plane.\u00a0 They\u2019re fully lie-flat seats, so I\u2019m hopeful we\u2019ll arrive at least partially refreshed.\u00a0 We booked seats on the upper level bubble of the plane, which should be a bit quieter, as there are fewer seats up there than on the main level.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m writing this update from the Star Alliance lounge (operated by Air New Zealand here) at Sydney airport, which by the way, is a very nice airport.\u00a0 After we passed through security, they had a shopping complex that would rival most suburban shopping malls back home.<\/p>\n
We should be boarding in about a half-hour.\u00a0 The next update will be written from San Francisco.\u00a0 It was a great trip so far, but I\u2019m looking forward to getting back home (after seeing a bit of San Francisco if we have the energy).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Quite literally, today will be a very long day for us.\u00a0 In fact, Friday, April 30 will last a full 41 hours due to the time zone change.\u00a0 Of that time, nearly 14 hours will be spent sitting in a … Continue reading