Day 183 - Sydney - Waikiki, Hawaii, USA
Day 183 – 8th December 2005 -10:00 GMT Total Miles 36552
Today is going to be the longest day I have ever lived through. We got up around 8am and packed up our bags we then went and had breakfast in the hostel and then checked out, put our bags in storage and booked a Shuttle to the airport for 4pm. We then sat in the TV area and watched the film snatch on video, then watched the start of the Australian Open. I then went for a walk around Kings Cross Area and along Darlinghurst Road. Jill and I then went to Joe’s a small café for a fry up, we then chilled in the hostel for a couple more hours until our shuttle turned up. We arrived at the airport around 5pm but were told we could not check in until 5:50pm, this was due to it being a flight to America and they need to search everyone’s bags. So we hung around for an hour then checked in, got through Customs and security and sat down by our gate. The plane started to board at 8:20pm and we were due to take off at 8:50pm. When we got on the plane we were informed that there was a mechanical failure and an engineer was onboard and they were trying to source a spare part. After an hour we were informed it was fixed and we took off closer to 10pm. We were served food pretty quickly and I watched the film Transporter 2 while eating and then fell asleep for a couple of hours. When I woke up I watched the film The Brothers Grimm and then a couple of TV programs. After 9 and half hours of flying we landed in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is 9:30am and still the 8th December because we crossed the international date line. We got through USA Immigration and customs and then caught a shuttle bus to out hotel. We checked into the Hawaii Polo Inn and our room was ready. The hotel has a small swimming pool and decent size rooms, our room has two double beds, a TV, Video, Fridge, Coffee Machine and a Balcony. We are about a 5 minute walk to the beach and close to the shopping centre. We are all shattered due to hardly sleeping on the plane so we all go to sleep. We wake up around 6pm and decide to go out otherwise we will not sleep tonight. We walk along the beach to the centre of Waikiki and then have a wander around the town, we choose a restaurant and eat and have a beer before walking back to the hotel. We watch a couple of Bill Murray films on TV and then go to sleep. So today was 46 hours long for me, 21 hours until I caught the plane 10 hours on the plane and then 15 hours in Hawaii before midnight, one long day.
Today is going to be the longest day I have ever lived through. We got up around 8am and packed up our bags we then went and had breakfast in the hostel and then checked out, put our bags in storage and booked a Shuttle to the airport for 4pm. We then sat in the TV area and watched the film snatch on video, then watched the start of the Australian Open. I then went for a walk around Kings Cross Area and along Darlinghurst Road. Jill and I then went to Joe’s a small café for a fry up, we then chilled in the hostel for a couple more hours until our shuttle turned up. We arrived at the airport around 5pm but were told we could not check in until 5:50pm, this was due to it being a flight to America and they need to search everyone’s bags. So we hung around for an hour then checked in, got through Customs and security and sat down by our gate. The plane started to board at 8:20pm and we were due to take off at 8:50pm. When we got on the plane we were informed that there was a mechanical failure and an engineer was onboard and they were trying to source a spare part. After an hour we were informed it was fixed and we took off closer to 10pm. We were served food pretty quickly and I watched the film Transporter 2 while eating and then fell asleep for a couple of hours. When I woke up I watched the film The Brothers Grimm and then a couple of TV programs. After 9 and half hours of flying we landed in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is 9:30am and still the 8th December because we crossed the international date line. We got through USA Immigration and customs and then caught a shuttle bus to out hotel. We checked into the Hawaii Polo Inn and our room was ready. The hotel has a small swimming pool and decent size rooms, our room has two double beds, a TV, Video, Fridge, Coffee Machine and a Balcony. We are about a 5 minute walk to the beach and close to the shopping centre. We are all shattered due to hardly sleeping on the plane so we all go to sleep. We wake up around 6pm and decide to go out otherwise we will not sleep tonight. We walk along the beach to the centre of Waikiki and then have a wander around the town, we choose a restaurant and eat and have a beer before walking back to the hotel. We watch a couple of Bill Murray films on TV and then go to sleep. So today was 46 hours long for me, 21 hours until I caught the plane 10 hours on the plane and then 15 hours in Hawaii before midnight, one long day.
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