Finally managing to check in here! If you're on Facebook, you'll know my trip got off to a rocky start. I made it to Sydney with no drama, the bus trip was delightfully boring. However, when i reached the front of the checkin queue we were advised that there was a fault with the plane and we were going to be delayed overnight. Really not something you want to hear when you are gearing up for a 24 hour flight! When things go wrong with planes, parts are needed, and in this case the nearest part was in Hong Kong and wouldn't arrive until early Friday morning.
So they booked anyone who wasn't local into a hotel and told us we would likely leave at 10.30 am. Rydges at the airport is very comfy at least, and Sydney Airport is quite pretty at night. I decided to catch a train into the city and wandered around, finding not one but TWO Haigh's stores, and a Strandbags where I got myself a rolling carry on sized duffel bag. My backpack was just not going to do the job. At this point I got an SMS saying our departure would be 22.30 that night, but that was retracted a few minutes later. It had been brought forward to 8.30 though, which was a slight improvement.
Back to the hotel for a shower and dinner, and trying to get some sleep. The new departure time meant check in opened at 5.30, so I had to be up early. Finally it looked like we were on our way!
Everything went smoothly today, and as I write this we are getting close to moving away from Aussie shores and going out over the ocean! Sadly I have an aisle seat, and in the middle row at that, so no view. At least we have in seat USB power, so no danger of running out of juice! By the time i get to post this, we will be in Singapore. I won't know when I will arrive in Glasgow until we land in London, unfortunately. As soon as possible I hope!
