We've made it to Hong Kong. 14 hours from Vancouver and now a three and half hour layover before the 7 hour flight to Perth. Have to keep reminding myself that once we get there, and have a good night's sleep, the real trip begins. This isn't it! As 14 hour plane rides go, it wasn't bad. Personal TV stations in the seat backs (but very small screens). With some decent movies. The food was marginal and my rear-end has been asleep for 3 or 4 hours, but all in all, not bad. We are starting to get a little punchy though since we've now been up almost 24 hours.

Wireless connectivity at the airport. A small concern when we realized we didn't know whether $40 HK was a lot of money or a little. But we signed up anyway, and discovered it's about $5.00 and change. It's now a race between whether the hour runs out on the connection or the battery runs out on the laptop. But, we found a power plug and luckily I brought my UK-style power plug just in case. Not a very convenient location though as you can see from the picture.