This is what happens when you hit turbulence while taking a night shot.

Nightime photography and climbing up in an airplane make for a less than crisp photo.

Stats about 30 minutes into a 17 hour flight.

Comfy in PJs ... watching TV just like at home.

Mui comfy in his PJs ... in his seat behind mine.

When we wake up ... somewhere in the Pacific near Apia.

Sunrise with two hours to go to reach SYD.

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.

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