McMurdo Season # 6 Day - 3
It is 6AM NZDT and I am getting ready for a 7:15 pickup to go to the CDC (Clothing Distribution Center). Today we get to go through the annual supervisor training for work. It is scheduled for 8-3 and then we are off for the remainder of the day. Then we do the same tomorrow with normal HR type training.
So the flight down was reasonable, or as reasonable as 33 hours in airplanes and airports can be. Cheyenne was the smallest air terminal that I have ever gone through. There were 4 people on our flight to Denver. Denver International is a nice airport and it has gotten better, they have installed electrical outlets in at least 50% of the passenger seating areas. And to go with that they now have Wi-Fi free in the terminal. A much easier place to spend 5 hours waiting for a flight now.
Then on to LAX. That place was nice about 1978 and they haven't fixed anything since. I know that they have been rebuilding the international terminal and it should be nice now, so we have stopped going there. We were in the American Airlines terminal and it is just old. Totally functional, just blah. From there we boarded a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Which is the first time we have flown on one of those. It is noticeable how much smoother and quieter the 787 is compared to other aircraft, which I think is why I was able to sleep for at least half of the 13-1/2 hour flight. Still not as good of service as Quantas, but not a bad flight overall.
Then we landed in Auckland, NZ. The best part about Auckland airport is that they have a free public shower. After a full day in airports or on airplanes it is wonderful to have a shower and clean clothes. And from Auckland we had one last flight to Christchurch. We got into Christchurch, pickup up our bags, and made it to the hotel by about 4PM.
Well time for breakfast and off to training.
More to come.
R.J.
So the flight down was reasonable, or as reasonable as 33 hours in airplanes and airports can be. Cheyenne was the smallest air terminal that I have ever gone through. There were 4 people on our flight to Denver. Denver International is a nice airport and it has gotten better, they have installed electrical outlets in at least 50% of the passenger seating areas. And to go with that they now have Wi-Fi free in the terminal. A much easier place to spend 5 hours waiting for a flight now.
Then on to LAX. That place was nice about 1978 and they haven't fixed anything since. I know that they have been rebuilding the international terminal and it should be nice now, so we have stopped going there. We were in the American Airlines terminal and it is just old. Totally functional, just blah. From there we boarded a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Which is the first time we have flown on one of those. It is noticeable how much smoother and quieter the 787 is compared to other aircraft, which I think is why I was able to sleep for at least half of the 13-1/2 hour flight. Still not as good of service as Quantas, but not a bad flight overall.
Then we landed in Auckland, NZ. The best part about Auckland airport is that they have a free public shower. After a full day in airports or on airplanes it is wonderful to have a shower and clean clothes. And from Auckland we had one last flight to Christchurch. We got into Christchurch, pickup up our bags, and made it to the hotel by about 4PM.
Well time for breakfast and off to training.
More to come.
R.J.
posted by R.J. at 12:20 PM
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