Had a poor sleep, so while awake at 4:30am decided to check in for the flight home to make sure I get an aisle seat. Got another hour or so of sleep after that...
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| Pink sun due to bushfires |
Don Laing, one of Pacific Press' sales reps took me to the airport. He was an entertaining guy, like most sales reps are, and turns out he is a Disney fan. So gave him some of Scott's cards and to him to check out the Things To Do In Theme Park Queues app.
Such a pleasant, little airport. Dropped off bags, purchased some "potato" souvenirs (even though I didn't actually get to the potato territory of Idaho) and waited for the flight.
We boarded, and I was sitting next to a young woman of about 20. We got chatting, and it turned out this was her first flight! She was going to visit her boyfriend who is graduating in San Diego from 3 months of Marines training. Hopefully I was able to put her at ease if she was nervous.
As we were approaching LA and could see the coastline, she also mentioned that she'd only been to the beach for the first time in the last few weeks. Given that it was her first flight, it turned out she'd driven 10 hours to get there! So different to most Aussies...
Arrived in LA around 12pm. Wandered aimlessly in LAX for a few hours, as you can do much or go places to easily while having a laptop and other hand luggage to cart around. And boarding is not until 10:30pm! But happily I came across the reLAX lounge, where for a reasonable fee, I am sitting in a comfortable chair, listening to easy-listening music and catching up on some work emails.
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