We are back on Australian soil.
The flight was pretty smooth with only minor turbulence every now and again across the Pacific and we actually arrived 30 minutes ahead of schedule - good news, right?
Yes and no - while the flight was shorter than it normally is (that's the good news), we still didn't get off of the plane any earlier as our gate was not ready for us (that's the not so good news).
Once at the gate, we were then required to sit for another 10 minutes while the Australian Quarantine agency fumigated the plane. They open all of the overhead lockers and spray the inside of them with some sort of disinfectant, then walk back up the aisles spraying the same stuff all over the place with everyone having to remain in their seats as they do so - and we thought our dog Bernard was the only one of us that had to go through a quarantine process before being let outside! Note: to any of you from overseas that are planning to visit us here, this happens on every long haul flight that arrives in Australia (not just the ones delivering Canadians to these shores). That's something for you to look forward to (or at least prepare for) - it is our governments little way of saying "Welcome to OZ"!
After all of that, with our Australian passports in hand we breezed through immigration without a problem - membership does have it's privileges! Our luggage showed up on the carousel after just a short wait and then it was out through customs and into the world.
We made a bee-line for the lounge at the domestic terminal and each had a refreshing hot shower. A cup of coffee while we looked out of the windows at the pouring rain coming down on the tarmac and we started to relax. We had a couple of hours before our flight to Adelaide so a glass of good Australian red for Heather and a cold beer for me and we really started to feel as though we had arrived!
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| Arrival In Australia - May 1st 2015 |
Not sure what the next blog will describe but it will once again answer that burning question - WTF? - Where are The Farrows?
Congrats on a smooth journey. Now your fun will begin. Way to go Griswolds.!!
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