A teary goodbye ( 10 photos )
Many, many thanks to friends and family alike who came to the airport to wave us off. It was really appreciated - a great memory for us both.
According to the video screen on the seat in front of me, we're travelling at 903km/h, 9753 up, it is -34C outside, and we should arrive in Singapore half an hour ahead of schedule. Not bad at all. It must have a GPS driving it. Mine has trouble tracking satellites up here, so I haven't been able to compare figures.
No real dramas so far - the biggest has been that I couldn't claim the GST back on my camera - I need to send the original receipts to Canberra. Another job for my ever-helpful family!
The food was fantastic - easily the best plane-food I've had. We've just watched Ice Age on our in-flight computer-y thingo. Very nifty. Liz has just started watching Spiderman, and I think I'll join her. Bye!
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