A Long Hop Across The Big Pond

Our bags are packed and we're ready to go, as Peter, Paul and Mary used to sing. Tomorrow's schedule looks like this:

8:00 a.m. Shuttle from Hilton South Wharf to SkyBus terminal and ride to MEL

United 0840 lve MEL 11:20 AM arr SYD 12:45 PM 1 hr 25 min - 439 miles
United 0870 lve SYD 02:45 PM arr SFO 10:59 AM 13h 14m - 7412 miles
United 6316 lve SFO 02:07 PM arr SEA 04:09 PM 2h 2m - 678 miles

Another day, another 8590 flown miles in our accounts, given that flights such as MEL-SYD add up to a 500-mile minimum. A good day of flying, in which we arrive in San Francisco "before" we leave Melbourne.