Last night, Don and I (mostly) slept our way across the Pacific Ocean, flying from LA to New Zealand, where we are now waiting to connect to our Melbourne flight.
I don't think most of us fully appreciate how HUGE the Pacific Ocean really is--well over 6,000 miles from LA to New Zealand, and then another 4 hours flight to Melbourne!
At some point, just before dawn, I opened the shade and looked out to see the southern stars in a sky that had absolutely no light reflected from below to obscure their clarity. And right there, with the lowest star just above the horizon, I saw the Southern Cross-so tall that it looked to extend fully 1/4 of the way up the bowl of the sky!
We are really looking forward to exploring Melbourne for a few days before the Parliament event opens next Thursday, and will keep our eyes open for Parliament "signs" in the city. When we find them, we will post them here, for all to see.
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