I had a very nice room, #1211 on the top floor of the Stamford Plaza; very well appointed and very soundproof. Thank goodness I had been upgraded as there were a lot of people that were accommodated in the Ibis, which is the Budget version at the airport. I guess I probably would not have slept any worse, but it was nice to be in a decent hotel. We all got a $50 credit to use at the hotel and had I had a later flight I could have had breakfast. However, breakfast only started at 5am, and I had to be on the 5am shuttle back to the airport. So, I did not get to spend the $50.
I had enough time at the airport to have some breakfast and coffee x2 in the
QANTAS Business Lounge (I had another upgrade) before boarding. I only had a
small bite in the lounge as I knew we would get something on the plane -
squishy poached eggs, bacon, mushrooms and spinach. Needless to say I did not
eat it all.
Watched the end of the movie I started watching last night and had a few
minutes snoozing before landing in Brisbane. I went straight to the QC and had
another coffee to try and stay awake. I had 2.5 hours to kill before boarding
for Hervey Bay so spent the time productively by writing these notes.
I was quite surprised when we boarded and took off on time. We were in the Dash 8-400 which goes a little faster than the 300 version, so we landed 10 mins early. I texted Greg to let him know I had landed, and then again when I had my bag – it was first out. Greg met me at the very short-term drop-off and pick-up area and took me home.
It was so nice to be home. It was even better because it was a Thursday which meant Pub night and I did not have to cook. I did however, unpack my bags and have a little snooze.
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