Arrival in Sydney!

A successful arrival in Sydney! My routing was Seattle to LAX; 4 hour layover in LAX; LAX to Fiji; 4 hour layover in Fiji; Fiji to Sydney. A big THANK YOU to Roxy in Seattle for helping me get my 4 suitcases and bike box checked in! If you're wondering why I had so many suitcases, it's because I brought an entire library of books with me (close to 30!!) as well as some tequila, electrolyte tablets, energy bars, etc. Stuff I will consume while I'm in Australia and won't be bringing back with me...PS - I am very pleased to report that Australia now sells good tequila (stuff I would actually buy!) so I needn't have worried! I was also returning a suitcase I borrowed from my buddy Bernie 8 year ago and also making sure that none of my suitcases exceeded the 50 pound limit. By the time I got through immigration, my bags were all waiting for me on the carousels and my bike box was ready too although a bit banged up...Fortunately, the bike was fine...And no one stopped me to start digging through my bags which suited me just fine!

And a huge THANK YOU to Angelina who picked me up at the airport and helped me secure my crazy bike box to the top of her vehicle and haul it back to Bondi Beach where she lives! I'm finally here!