Whilst we were in the International Waiting Lounge we were called up and advised that our seat allocation had been changed to 48 D E. Thank you to James.

Soon after we took off we crossed the International Date Line, which in effect meant that our Sunday was three hours long.  We slept a majority of the time in the air in the plane which had a full complement of people – luckily, the ride was smooth. We were very impressed with Qantas staff in comparison with other airlines we had traveled with.

Our plane arrived on time in Sydney, and the transfer went smoothly. Our plane for the Melbourne leg was on its first leg of its journey to England, via Africa. We cleared customs in Melbourne without any hassles, and boy! Were we glad to be home.

After we picked up the car at Delta, we came straight home to Bentleigh East and arrived at 11.30am.