Well, had a good preparation for this trip. Was holding Jamie, one of Lesley's cats, while she clipped his claws and then his matted fur. Thank God she did it in that order, because he slashed me from the mouth down, and made me the "Scarface" for Homeland Security today. Joy!
We (Paula, Lesley and self) headed out at 6.00 am in the morning for Logan airport. In hindsight we were just a twee late, and they were calling our flight as we passed through Security. Thanks, Jamie! I ended up front, at the bulkhead behind 1st class, while the gals were in steerage. The plane was a new 737 but one of the steerage heads was broken, and the hosties would not let peasants at the more noble long drop. All was not joy up front, while rejoicing in the extra legroom, the fellow alongside me stood up a little too briskly and cracked his head loudly on the overhead furniture.
Apart from that, it was a relatively uneventful ride to LAX, where I was greeted with a wheelchair to get me out of the terminal. A short discussion with the hostesses saw us headed for the Marriott Courtyard, where we took a room for the day and rejoiced to watch Brady vs Manning just after we checked in.
A quick supper/lunch, and we are tidying up before heading to the airport. We are boarding at 8.45 pm and I look forward to the "premium economy" seats that Air NZ has successfully touted to us.
All the best to you all for now. We land in Auckland at 6.15 am their time, and then through security again to catch the 8.00 am flight to Adelaide.
There will be no Day 2 blog as we pass through the dateline soon after midnight, and I hope to be sound asleep then! Next blog will be from Oz...
Brendan
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