We did find some take-away, we picked up breakfast at a
nearby coffee shop and ate at picnic tables in a park across the street. Then it was back to the hotel for laundry and
work.
For dinner we picked up Indian
food, very good. We ate at the room as
the ants had taken over the picnic tables.
March 25 – Transfer to Sydney
We were to catch a transfer to Cairns today where we would
spend the night before flying to Sydney the following day. However, we got a 6:00am call from Tara. Australia is closing down state borders. Since Sydney is in a different state we will
be taking our transfer to Cairns, pick up our luggage at the hotel and transfer
to the airport for a flight to Sydney.
Everything went like clockwork. The
connection in Brisbane was tight but fortunately there was a delay in that
flight’s departure so we had no problems.
We were at the hotel by early evening.
March 26 – Airport Hotel in Sydney.
We spent the day in the hotel, with a short trip out for
lunch (the restaurant in the hotel is totally closed).
We found a Subway nearby, so we opted for getting two six-inch
sandwiches each…one for lunch and one for dinner. That was the highlight of the
day.
We are all packed and ready for our flight tomorrow.
March 27 – Flight to the US
We arranged for an early pickup as we have no idea what we are facing
at the airport. Check-in was pretty
painless, security was pretty much a breeze, and there was no line at the counter for getting a refund on the taxes
paid on opals Mary bought.
We were at the gate with lots of time to spare. We are flying Virgin Australia, premium…we wanted
decent legroom. Turns out the premium on
Virgin is pretty close to business class on many other airlines. So, we were quite content but neither of us
slept on the 14-hour flight to Los Angeles.
Turns out our flight was the last Virgin Australia flight to Los Angeles
for the foreseeable future. Guess we got
out just in time.
We arrived in Los Angeles around 6:00 am. Customs was fast (we are Global Entry) and
corona-virus screening was non-existent. I am wondering if they thought that the lines and crowding caused by the screening was causing more problems than the screening was catching. We were at the hotel by around 8:00.
They allowed us to check in very early (not a lot of people in the
hotel). Unfortunately, the first room
they gave us was already occupied by some per guy who was sleeping. Scared him half to death and us almost as
much. But we got another room soon
enough.
We both took a short nap late morning as we were so tired. The hotel restaurant is closed but does do
take-away from a very limited menu. We
called both the kids and were in bed relatively early. Very tired.
What frenetic way to end a wonderful 5 month trip.
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