04.23.10

The trip from Ohio to LA was kind of long. Normally they play a movie (for free) but they changed it up so that now each seat had its own TV and you had to pay six bucks to watch TV/Movies. We decided to forego this option and just slept instead. They did give us dinner which wasn't bad. The total ride was 4 hours and 30 minutes long.
Our layover in LA was 2 hours. We actually had to walk out of the airport and catch a bus to the next terminal, which meant going through security again. Luckily, this time, we had no problems. The plane was huge! Three seats, isle, three seats, isle and then three more seats. There were 60 rows of seats which means that there were 540 seats! I swear the plane just kept on going!
We sat all the way in the last, back section and in the center 3 seats. Luckily, the plane wasn't filled and we managed to get all three seats to ourselves. It didn't help much that the armrest only went up 50% of the way, but I managed to get underneath it and stretch out a bit.
I have never been on a plane this size before so I was excited for the new experience. I really didn't know how I would react to being on a plane for 15 hours though (which was our total flight time). There was much more space in-between each row so you had better leg room and the seats went back further. Each seat also had its own TV and remote! There was a huge catalog of movies, TV and even games. Needless to say, I was quite excited by this. They fed us right away with another dinner and the beverage cart included all kids of alcohol and all complimentary! I had some wine and watched 'Men Who Stare at Goats.' We both fell asleep and woke up with only three and a half hours left to go. They gave us breakfast and then I watched 'Fantastic Mr. Fox.' Before you knew it, the plane ride was over.
Now we are in Auckland, New Zealand and again, our layover is 2 hours. Not too bad. The plane was just as big as the last, but much more full. At this time we both feel really gross and stinky and are getting irritable. We shared this plane with a popular rugby team but I forgot who they were. They gave us breakfast and I watched 'Precious' and 'The Blind Side.' This was our final layover and it was a three and a half hour ride to Melbourne. We land smoothly, grab our luggage without a hitch and pass customs with a breeze! I take a look at my phone and realize the drastic time change. (We departed on Thursday the 22nd and landed at 10am on Saturday the 24th) and that's when it hit me...we are finally in Australia!