Delays In Hong Kong

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We have arrived in Hong Kong a little ahead of schedule to find our 0040 departure to Paris has stretched to a 3am departure. As compensation, Cathay Pacific allows us HK$150 for use in any of the airport eateries. Now before you get as excited as I did with my limited knowledge of the local currency, this equates to 2 single waffle cones, 2 bottles of water and a 3 biscuit pack of Oreos.

The phone issue was dealt with at Melbourne Airport through the purchase of 2 SIM cards, no frills, no data, top up on line, and usable in every country we visit at reasonable rates. A small problem put to the side.

You've got to love Victorians and the passion for Aussie Rules football. Within seconds of being allowed to turn on phones in the plane the news of the final this afternoon spread like wildfire. It's 30 degrees here, we could both do with a nap, but at the moment we don't even know which gate the flight departs from.

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