Daks

Fri 17 and Sun 19 Feb

Time to go home ...

Stopped at Target and Kohl's to get some underwear for ♣ and then made my way to the airport. Had a nice time at Terminal 2 in San Francisco. It's a new terminal and has a good selection of food outlets and lots of space. I sat at a window and watched planes take off and land.

Then to Los Angeles, where chaos ensued. There is an airside transfer bus, which runs every half hour, although one can walk from one terminal to another, with the downside that you have to go through security again. When I arrived, the bus was more than 25 minutes away, so I decided to walk and do security again.

At the international terminal I made my way to the lounge, to find it crowded with passengers. The international terminal is undergoing a massive expansion, but this means that there are almost no facilities airside, so the lounge is really the only place to be. I felt quite tired and worn out by this stage.

We boarded at the usual time and took off. This time I was on the A380 and was keen to see what it was like. The seats were okay but when the guy in front of me leaned back, the TV screen was 10 cm from my nose, so it was not as comfortable as I had imagined.

Nevertheless I had a bite or two from dinner and then fell asleep. I managed to sleep for extended stretches until the breakfast service started (which is quite good for me). For breakfas I chose the 'continental' option, which turned out to be raisin bran.

Upon landing, I made it through quite quickly and found ♣ on the other side, then made it home. Put on some laundry and then collapsed -- not feeling very well, due to jet lag. Had a nap and big bottles of water to follow, to get me back into the land of the living.

Later I headed to Bondi Junction for a float and massage. The float went ok and I was really hoping to sleep but one has to have a mind free of thoughts, and that doesn't happen often. The massage was good but my shoulders were really crunchy and they hurt a lot, but overall it was worthwhile.

Then home to have dinner with ♣ (a very small dinner mind you) and then to bed ... I felt out of my own body, to be honest, it was quite horrid. Feeling much better this morning ...