We made it! We are now here in Narrandera as of today (Friday, Jan 7). The trip has been a whirlwind and we can't believe how lucky we are to be in such a beautiful home and in such a nice town.
THE FLIGHT(S)
After a pretty sleepless night in Winnipeg (Sam and Jack were up at 3am), we were packed and ready. It was a hard good bye in Winnipe
g for all of us. My parents saw us off and then it was through immigration and onto the plane.
g for all of us. My parents saw us off and then it was through immigration and onto the plane. The Winnipeg to Chicago flight was relatively uneventful and we were happy to get the first leg of the journey completed. After lunch and a little exploring time in Chicago airport, we were off to LAX. Sam was pretty tired by this point and was becoming frustrated because he couldn't sleep so we gave him a little Gravol and he was good all the way to L.A.
I must say that LAX was rather disappointing - at least the part of it we saw. After Chicago's art and really engaging displays, I was expecting LAX, the airport of the stars to be amazing. It pretty much looked like Winnipeg from the area we were in - only with a McDonald's.
Now we were boarding for Sydney - the long flight - 14 hours and we were already feeling pretty wiped out! The plane was huge and we were in the 50th row about 3/4 of the way to the back of the plane.
Jack is a born traveller - he was amazing through the entire trip. He either slept or played quietly or chatted with one of us. He never complained or asked when we would get there. He was perfect! Poor Jake got sick on the LA - Sydney flight and suffered for about the last 7 hours with an upset stomach. He was a trooper though and just dealt with it the best he could with Gravol. Sam was more used to relaxing and sleeping on the plane by this point and was able to cruise through the last leg. Dan and I were pretty tired but surprised that the time did seem to pass. We watched about 4 movies and a few TV episodes while trying to sleep when kids were sleeping. Jake got one of those fancy travel pillows so we all passed it around. When we finally made our landing in Sydney, we were excited and relieved to be back on land and in fresh air! As we were coming in for the landing, Jack looked out the window and said, "Hey, where are all the kangaroos?" We told him that they probably didn't let them roam the airport runways. He was not too happy about that!
Priscilla's friends Stuart and Amy met us in Sydney and showed us to our car. Now it was Dan's turn to drive out of downtown Sydney on the left hand side of the road toward Karuah where we would decompress!
So glad you made it. It sounds like you had a chance to chill a bit in Karuah? According to Jacob it is a park where you had a cabin? Is Narrandera near the ocean? Can't wait to see some pics!!! Let me know later on when you are settled if you have an email address you are using or are using your board email still.
ReplyDeletePoor Jake! It looks like the long travel was well worth it. Love the pic of the boys in the ocean.
ReplyDeleteWe did chill a bit in Karuah. We wanted to go to bed when we got there but we forced ourselves to stay awake. In Karuah there is a "Caravan Park" which is like a "Reddens" where there are trailer/camp spots but there is also cabins to rent. Big 4 is a chain of them across Australia but there are also others. Narrandera is about 6 hours inland from Sydney, so we are not on the ocean but can access it like we were travelling to Thunder Bay. T.
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