13:00 Pacific stars.frog.atom
Well we’ve made it across the pond.
Cattle class was full to brim.
I got the aisle seat next to the loo so plenty of bumps.
There’s something incongruous sitting on the donut, at 10,000m doing 1,000 clicks and looking down between your knees and realising below you is Hawaii.
Learned customs, where they weren’t particularly impressed a furriner is circulating in the lower 48 without physical address so gave my NYC hotel. Was at a bit of a loose end finding my next connection. At 6am the information kiosk is unattended. But a helpful cabbie directed me to the Hertz shuttle, The kindly Shuttle driver delivered me to the rental yard. Then the exceptional Hertz customer service operator processed all the paperwork then pointed me to a line-up of several dozen vehicles an told me to take my pick. Keys in the vehicle. Just drive it away. So I have a blue Nissan Rogue with Nevada plates, or actually plate with barely 10k which, if all ducks line up I’ll double.
First, minimalist ie <10km attempt at LA navigation was barely a pass but we got where we needed without a scratch or earning an indignant honk after a couple of diversions.
Once booked into pub, we have the first lesson.
US light switches are up = on
Then turn the TV on and I get Willow! What are the odds?
Tomorrow morning we head for Boulder City.
PT