Rough nights sleep as expected but we did wake up in plenty of time for our Uber ride to airport at 6 am. Didn’t realise we would have Verstappen driving us ! Not what I call a pleasant ride with speed and random lane changes but he did help with luggage 😏
Check in was smooth enough as not very busy yet . We grabbed a breakkie burger at first place after security but bit of a rookie mistake as better options near our gate . Now we wait for the WJ version of boarding and in flight service in cattle class booked with Qantas points . 🤷🏻♂️One strange thing at gate is only about 10% of chairs are for sitting and relaxing. The other 90% are comfortable stools with charging ports .
Boarding was quite civilised with just the usual number of morons . In zone 4 we were mid herd and found overhead space easily enough . Economy is a bit cramped here for a 5 hr flight but you get what you pay for . Its crowed but have my two presentation faces ready
Don’t bother me
Is that the drink cart ?
You pay for any extras of course and all tap and go at 30,000 feet over Canuckistan. What could go wrong😏 . We got a drink and a snack and some cheese pack to tide us over. We sit in aisle seats on these flights so pot luck who we sit next too but CLP lucked out with Bill Hunter 🤓 And yes he smelt like he had been dead a few years ago
Arrived on time of course . Bag retrieval a bit slow but who is in a rush. Walked towards international terminal knowing Qantas didn’t open for 4.5 hrs. We stopped short and fell for the old domestic terminal crap food court shim sham. Asked Ryan and he said we needed to go further down into the ACTUAL INTERNATIONAL Terminal and better options there. True , may have also seen a bar. Will investigate shortly. Of course all the good stuff is post security …..in 4 hrs.
Not much of a bar – pre security afterall – but had some Stanley Park beers so why not. Got some pesky Canuck Coinage to liberate myself from anyway. Y , you may well ask
Beer makes ya clever. If I set watch back to Toronto time only 30 mins til bag drop 🤗
It was a long afternoon certainly but thought we would line up a bit early and glad we did as Qantas let us in just after 4 pm. Easy through security then try and get into a tight lounge. Turns out being a Qantas Club member paid off as even had lounge access printed on my boarding pass and they had sign up many “ lounge passes” not accepted today . It’s a small lounge but comfortable if not private . Plenty to eat and drink so time to hook in. Also asked Ryan about the shower scene and he said I put you on the list ….and your wife ? Sure , as long as not together 🤓 Some fresh clothes and a shower really brightened up the day
So basically time to sign off from Canuckistan methinks . There will be some Flashies later but it’s been a great trip. Don’t expect any surprises with Qantas Premium Economy. It will be a long but comfortable trip. We allowed several hours in Sydney before flight home but past experience tells us they will gladly put you on an earlier flight
Later dudes.
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