LA to Melbourne

Sunday July 13 to Tuesday July 15

We finally boarded our Virgin Australia flight and found our seats. It was good to be on an Aussie plane and the VA crew were bright and cheery, well organized and with good attitudes. It was also a nice touch to have a small bottle of water and a travel pack (eye shades, ear plugs, headphones and a pen) on our seat with the pillow and blanket.

Dinner was very good and as soon as it was over we settled down for a sleep - it was after 1.30 am! VA have water refill stations set up throughout the cabin so you can top up your water bottle as needed, and they also have things like packets of potato chips and chocolate bars at the refill stations and you can help yourself whenever you feel like it. We thought this was very effective and made it easy for both the crew and passengers throughout the night.

We slept for about 6 hours, then dozed for about 3 before breakfast was served. Again, it was another above-average airline meal and before we knew it, we were starting to descend. We transited through Sydney without any hassles and then boarded the flight to Melbourne. What a shock to our systems when we arrived! It was 11C and raining. Our good friend Angie was at the airport to drive us home and fill us in on all the news. It was strange being back home after so long away, but there really is no place like home and we were glad to finally get back.

We've had so many amazing experiences, seen and done so many things and met such fantastic people during this trip so we will cherish these memories forever. Thank you to everyone who was part of this trip and to all who have been following our travels on this blog.

Stay tuned for more posts as we're off to Shanghai in 2 weeks for the wedding of one of our nephews.

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