Departure imminent

Well, we managed to get ourselves fully packed with about 7 hours to spare. Our bags aren't overweight (according to the Qantas website, anyway), and no single bag has greater mass than that of a small sun. The dimensions are a bit tight, however..... Although everything looks pretty small piled up like that.



Now we just need to get to Auckland, pick up my I-797 form and check in. Then onwards to Sydney, LA, Eugene and Corvallis.

On another note, my birthday a week or so ago was good fun, Goulash all round, as prepared by master-chefs:




As usual, they couldn't play nicely for long.