We are here!!

We made it to Sydney at long last. It was a very long flight. It is currently 10:15am on Monday here and we are pretty sure it is about 6:15pm on Sunday in Chicago. Though we slept on the plane, we have basically been up for forever, I think. We flew to LA and had to change planes. They shut the door almost the moment we got on. There was a bit of panic while they were announcing the final boarding call while we were still at the Australian paperwork check. 

The flight from LA to Sydney was about 14 hours long. The people in front of us were fairly rude with their seat backs, which was great. The food was decent, which was surprising. Getting through Customs was really quick, except I almost got Traci in trouble with the Customs agent when I implied she was a danger to her college (she wasn't). Apparently, my humor isn't great when it involves international travels. 

We were met at the airport by a Make-A-Wish volunteer and were able to see a bit of Sydney on the way to the hotel. It is very hard to adjust to the fact that people drive on the other side of the road AND that the steering wheel is on the right side of the car. Dad gets to drive later this week. I expect hilarity to ensue. 

There have been a few bumps with getting settled at the hotel, but we are getting them worked out. 

Okay, we are off to see Sydney! We have the entire day to ourselves to explore. We have a really early start tomorrow so we will probably post again tomorrow night.