Flight 815 to Sydney
8/23/00
Wednesday 10:40 PM CT
Sitting at the tarmac, waiting on a connecting flight, flights? Anyhow, the missionary fellow is in the seat next to me, and a screaming toddler is behind me. The flight just got longer. But this cat next to me is an interesting fellow: about my age, from Brazil, spent 3 mo in Perth, a month or two in Africa, back to Perth & now he’s going to Sydney for – a while. I forget how long. Should get his name too.
Well I jumped from one airplane seat to another. No layover in LA. Had time to hit the head & that was it. And this is going to be a long flight: the menu includes a choice of glazed chicken, lasagna, or chilled beef Wellington, dessert, a mid-flight snack, and bacon & eggs prior to arrival!
And did I mention that this was a big Bird? 747. Flew from Chicago on a 757. And I have decided I spent just the right amount of time in LA. Should be taking off soon..
The excitement builds …
This just in. According to the Capt., the flight time is 13 hrs, 37 min. However, there is a curfew in Sydney: no flights before 6 AM. So even if we leave on time, it wouldn’t matter. Interesting.