USA (at last)
Day 1
It was a long journey to the United States; we had a quick flight to Melbourne, but very boring 6 hour wait in airport, highlight for some- chatting to Nathan Buckley and Scott Watters from Collingwood who was on the same flight to L.A.(Altitude Training? Or just getting HIGH!) Flew on the new airbus A380 ‘huge’ extremely boring 14 hours but the in- house entertainment was great- movies, games etc. some students saw up to six movies. L.A. airport: dramas….. for some reason they thought Alex Roberts was a drug smuggler, was questioned and intensively interrogated, barely made flight even with the help of a Quantas representative. A simple minded student left his bag in the departure lounge,(had to run-off the plane to get it) and then we were off on a 4 hour flight to the Big Apple (New York). Great views of snow capped peaks. Met tour guide, very friendly. Interesting drive great views of trademark sights (Manhattan Is) Hotel is great, shower a bit tricky, dinner was at a quaint little pizzeria across the street, huge serve sizes or at a burger shop, also close by. Had a team meeting to discuss plans for tomorrow.(Two other stuff-ups mentioned: one student lost their lanyard on the plane and Mrs Mengler dialled 911 by mistake with an emergency response she had to explain away).
Half the group finished the evening with a brisk walk around the streets-all very excited to see and feel the pulse of the city. All to bed exhausted. By Alex R.
