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Tuesday February 16, 2010
Greetings from sunny Sydney,
Well, we made it safe and sound. Twenty five hours in the air plus another six on the ground, this was a long trip at 18,630 Km. The concern about travelling through the States, particularly Chicago, was not an issue. Getting through security at Pearson, even early Sunday morning, took about an hour - much better than expected and the weather in Chicago was clear and sunny. Both our JAL flights were completely full but on-time and very well organised. For a company in receivership - not bad at all!
Perhaps the worst part of the trip was the 5 hours or so in Narita Airport in Tokyo. By the time we arrived it was 1:30 AM on Monday Toronto time and with little if any sleep on the plane the only place we could find somewhere comfortable to crash was at the departure gate for the next flight. Not the greatest and with heavy rain and 4 C temps outside - not the most desirable place to be.
We arrived in Sydney at 7:30 AM on the 16th, about nine and a half hours flying time and effectively our second morning - and still without sleep! However, the sky was clear with temps in the mid 20s so all was well. Of course, at this time of day check-in at the hotel was not to be expected and this was no exception. The 4 hours walking the streets was a little tiring but at least it was warm.
We decided we should spend our first two days downtown to get over our jet lag so will be picking up our car on Thursday. Tomorrow we are meeting up with some friends whom we had met on our South America cruise and probably look at some more of this great city.
One final note - just to reinforce the belief that we get screwed by Rogers and all the other carriers in Canada - we bought a cell phone SIM card for $5 and calls to Canada cost $0.10/min. Not a bad deal, especially since we don't pay to receive a call!
Stay tuned.David and Barbra
