Despite the highly disorganized check in process for Delta at PDX, everything went smoothly. We were delayed about 15 minutes which was actually kind of nice because it made the wait in LA a little shorter.
When I got to LA, I headed straight for the wonderful In-N-Out. Lugging around the backpacks wasn't too much fun but I forgot all about the aching shoulders whilst devouring my double-double.
Pro tip: If you ever have a lot of time to spend at LAX, get on the free shuttle bus which takes you to long term parking lot "C." From the first stop, take a left off the bus and then a right onto Sepulveda Blvd, walk down the street a few blocks, and you just scored yourself a free ride to In-N-Out. To get back, head to the same parking lot and hop on the shuttle again. I wish I could take credit for this but my friends on the TripAdvisor forums are responsible, so good on them.
Seeing as I was in the back of the plane, I boarded first. My first thought was how hard the seat was but I was very happy with the amount of leg room. Well done Virgin Australia. The flight was long. No no, it was really long. I believe going from the US to Australia is one of the longest flights you can do. Although the 14ish hour flight felt never ending, it got to the point where I sort of accepted what was happening which caused it to go faster.
When we finally arrived in Sydney, I could not have been more relived to get off the plane. Going through customs was one of the fastest things I have ever done. They had machines set up that scanned your passport and then they essentially did a facial recognition match to make sure you were the one using the passport. No human interaction was needed which made the process insanely fast. It was one of those times things went too well where I felt like I had done something wrong because of it.
Alas, I escaped customs without getting detained and made my way to the last leg of the never ending journey. Going through security was way different than it is in the US. I forgot I had a full bottle of water in my carry on and they didn't care. I never had to show my ID or ticket. Everything was may more relaxed and it was a nice change.
The flight to Adelaide was only 2 hours and flew by in comparison to the previous. It was one of the most empty flights I've ever been on. I actually got an entire row to myself until the captain said people needed to rearrange because the plane was weighted too much on one side. When we landed, good old buddy Vlad was at the airport to reunite and pick me up.
This was kind of terribly written but I haven't really slept in over 48 hours so that's my excuse. Headed back to Sydney tomorrow and then the Gold Coast!
That's all for now. Bye!
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