HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM AUSTRALIA I arrived in Albury at 11:30 on 12/30 after losing a day crossing the International Date line. The trip was uneventful in the sense it went without a hitch. Albury is roughly 19 hours ahead of us in the Pacific time zonei I had some very nice seat mates, one from London and one from southern Idaho. The one from London sat next to me in the waiting area and I didn't talk to him as I was visiting with a couple from Minnesota who after I got my seat assignment were sitting across the aisle from me, they were headed for Christchurch, New Zealand to visit there son who lives there. I am so glad I don't have to travel half way round the world to wisit my only son
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