Check & Check!

Taxi arrived on time, check!
Arrived safely at the airport, check!
Checked in using Qantas Club Express lane, check!
Survive the security check-in process, check!
Get through Customs, check!
Weave through all the DutyFree sales task force, check!
Arrive at the Qantas Lounge and get fresh coffee, check & check!

"Let the mind be enlarged to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind." 
- Francis Bacon

And so it came to pass...

It's time.

Work is over, Uni finished last night in a mad dash to the very end and the packing is complete!  Didn't sleep the best last night, not sure if it was tiredness or excitement... But with an early start, a quick shower, blog, and coffee (I think it may be our last great coffee until New York in 2 weeks!) and it's off to the airport to.....wait!  Yes the whole stupidity of the fact that you need to arrive somewhere and wait for a minimum of two hours before you can board the plane and for your true journey to begin.  

But at least we have the Qantas Lounge for what it's worth!  :)

The REAL journey begins in just over 17 hours!!!!

"Let the mind be enlarged to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind."
- Francis Bacon

It's only two more sleeps...

So here we are again!

2011 and we're once again taking out over the great blue oceans of the world and touring the huge continent that is the "US of A"... Well, three of it's major cities anyway!

Beginning on Wed 30, we fly out of Melbourne (well here's to hoping that Qantas doesn't ground us anyway!), and Land in Los Angeles at 6am.  From LAX we travel to Anaheim, home of Disneyland and other theme parks.

After checking in at our hotel (and showering!), we'll take our first look at the Mouse with the Big Ears' Home... Disneyland!!  WooT!  I am now really excited...  Wookey's been a number of times, but for me it's my first.  I have no idea what to expect and can only imagine, based on my hazy memories of the TV show "The Wonderful World of Disney", when they would do the rare live show from Disneyland or Disney World... But on with the show...

So after a few days in Anaheim we are off to LA, home of the giant Hollywood sign and streets where you can walk on Stars! ;-P

After LA it's a drive down to San Francisco, where we will be staying at a B&B on the famous Castro.  Then it's on the plane and off to New York City baby!!

In total it's about 3.5 weeks... and now I realise it's all too short! :(

More to come......

"Let the mind be enlarged to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind."

- Francis Bacon