Today is the day I begin my "silver wing holiday" After leaving Calgary at 9pm, I'll board an AC 777 direct to Sydney out of Vancouver, about a 15 hour flight non-stop. Have lots of reading material with me but hope I sleep for most of the journey! Then I clear Customs/Immigration in Sydney, with about a 3 hour layover before boarding a Qantas flight to Perth - another 4 hours or so. I should be good and tired by the time I get there - 2 days later at 1pm local time. Lorraine my dear friend will be there to collect me and take me to a comfy bed!