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  • Day 3

    Less Than 2 Hours to Go to SYD

    December 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F

    Well the flight wasn’t nearly as bad as I dreaded. No doubt due to the comfort of being in a Polaris business class cabin.

    Here’s a quick sum up.

    On time departure from Houston at 8:25a on the 12th … flight duration estimated as 17 hours by the cockpit crew.

    Drinks and warm nuts as soon as we were leveled off at altitude.

    Dinner service soon after … really quite delicious.

    A couple of movies to entertain ourselves.

    Wi-fi … pretty good speed for social media, email, and internet browsing … free thanks to UA’s partnership with T-Mobile, our carrier.

    Time to catch some zzz’s … made all the more comfortable due to the Polaris PJs we were given upon request.

    Lost 13 December somewhere over the Pacific while we were sleeping … thanks to the vagaries of the International Date Line.

    Up and at ‘em after about 5 hours of zzz’s … with about 5.5 hours to go to reach SYD.

    Another movie … some writing … some photo processing.

    Now, with less than two hours to go, getting ready for the breakfast service.

    More when we get to Australia.
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