LAX

We arrived in early afternoon to find an Intropa Tour agent waiting for us. We also found one of our team member's duffle bags had been sent here rather than straight through to Australia. It was serendipitous that we were able to catch that one.

Everyone is doing fine. Right now we are sitting in an overhead bridge area above our gate. The kids are eating Burger King or at least Alex Ball is. He said, "I just ate two triple whoppers with extra ketchup." Four others bought vanilla bean frozen lattes which caused one of them to admit to an instant brain freeze.

The chaperones are doing a great job watching the students and making sure everyone is getting around the place in pairs.

Oh yes, can't forget security. In my rush to get through it, I without remorse or coordination for that matter, launched my laptop (the one I am using right now) off the security scanning table right onto the tile floor. Oops! Amazingly it is working.

We leave tonight at about 7:00 pm. If you want specifics on this flight the Air New Zealand flight number is 5. It is a 747 which should be a nice experience for those who have yet to get on one of those big busses.