What better way to start the trip....than with Caramel Slice

One of the finest desserts never to be exported out of Oz....caramel slice. The only one I've ever had outside of Australia was made by Ashley, with Copha, a necessary Australian-only ingredient that is mainly coconut oil. I'll leave it at that! It's heaven! So, I am sitting in Sydney airport awaiting my Perth flight, which seems to be slightly delayed. The trip from San Fran was ok. United International Economy leaves a lot to be desired, maybe because one of my last trips home was on Air New Zealand in business class. Ah well, thanks Gord for the suggestion of paying extra for economy plus, I think it saved my life. My hip is actually not sore at all, it coped really well. It helped that there was an empty seat next to me and the guy in the aisle didn't spread into it.....so I did! I'm not going to let an empty seat go to waste. I managed to get about 7 hours of sleep on the 14 hoour flight and also got about an hour and a half on the Seattle-San Fran flight. I am feeling ok right now, just eager for this last flight and arriving in Perth!......

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