Well, I got here all right, but the connection with my flight in SFO was so tight (due to delays in & out of Chicago) that my luggage didn’t make it on the plane with me. OOPS!<\/p>\n
Can I just say, I’m not going to be going out of Chicago again if I can help it? NOT an efficient airport!<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, I’m here, jet lagged to hell, but here. It was 102 degrees out when I got here… it was 35 when I left Boston.<\/p>\n
Yeah.<\/p>\n
So today’s adventure is trying to track down my luggage; which should’ve arrived in Sydney this morning, but we’ll see.<\/p>\n
More details as time goes on. Whee!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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