In Sydney, Australia

We did make it to Sydney, but we were several hours late because one of the pilots got sick before the flight and we had to stop off at Noumea, a French colony that is off the coast of Australia a few hours by plane. The flight to Noumea was great—Qantas Airlines has to be the best airlines I have ever flown with. The picture I have below shows myself with Andy (from upstate New York) and Mary Ellen (from NYC) on the 747-300 plane we rode on for our 10+ hour flight. If you notice, we are on an emergency exit row—I highly recommend asking for one when you fly long distances because it offers six feet of leg room! The last two hours got a little tiring, but we did make it and now we are in Sydney—14 hours ahead of EST. We have a nice hotel that we will be at tonight and tomorrow night before we leave for Canberra. I am looking forward to sleeping tonight and getting up for my first day down under on Monday.