Well, after an emotional farewell, we found ourselves on the plane headed for Los Angeles on Monday 15 June 2009. We were met with amazing surprises at the airport - not only Dianna's nephew George dressed as Batman and her Brother in Law dressed as Superman but also Matt's best friend Dean had managed to get an upgrade for us through his Dad. We flew 'World Traveller' which was brilliant! Big seats, foot rests, TV's on the back of the seats, amazing food and complimentary drinks throughout the flight. We definitely did not feel like we were backpacking on a budget!! A BIG thank you to Dean and his Dad for the upgrade and thank you to Mum, John, Claire, Sharon, Mark, Karla and George for coming to the airport to see us off. We landed
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