We left our home on Saturday, March 18th, for a grand adventure in Australia and New Zealand. It was a long trip from Milwaukee to Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles to Melbourne. 31 hours from our house to touchdown in Australia. Fortunately we had exit row seats in the first 2 legs and front row seats in a small economy section on the 2nd floor of an A380 from Tom Bradley International Terminal to Melbourne. Nice!
All three flights were pretty much on time with no major weather issues. We were actually an hour early into Melbourne. Going through customs was a breeze - all electronic and every efficient.
The weird thing about the trip was we completely lost Sunday, our day of rest. We left Saturday morning and arrived Monday morning at 7:00.
The wonderful bonus was ~~ drum roll~~ our dear friend, Kylie picked us up at the airport and spent the day with us. We served with Kylie in Dubai 2 of the 3 times we have gone. It was so fun catching up and remembering our stories together.
Kylie took us to the wonderful beach at St Kildare. We walked out on the pier and had a great lunch at the cafe at the end of the pier. She introduced me to a refreshing drink that's popular in Australia - LemonLime with Bitters. I ended up having it several times on the trip. So grateful for this time together - picturesque and fun.
We hiked along the Merri Creek Trail and enjoyed seeing the Russian Orthodox Church along the trail.
It rained a bit in the morning but was sunny and blue skies all afternoon.
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