Sydney

SYD--OMG
We are finally in Sydney!  The Four Seasons hotel is wonderful, the ride from the airport was great and I think we actually feel like it is morning instead of home time.  It is officially 9:07 a.m.on Monday, 5 November here.  Back home it is 4:07 p.m. on Sunday, 4 November.

The jacarundas are in bloom, the sea air smells great, the opera house is gleaming in the sun and tomorrow we sail off to the Coral Sea.

I must say, the wider seats of Virgin Australia were most welcome. The food was good and plentiful, the flight attendants were helpful and polite. I just can't say enough about how well we were treated.

The big surprise came in LAX.  We were actually directed to a shuttle bus service that would take us to the correct terminal for no charge and with no need to go back through security.  That was GREAT!

We met a really nice girl in LAX. She shared our power strip to charge up her phone.  Her name is Cheetah Rodriguez and she was also on our flight to Sydney where she is going to school. She is a rugby player studying underwater archaeology in Tasmania.

More updates after we get on the ship.