Door to door in 35 hours

How long did it really take? I set a stopwatch when the car came to pick me up at about 11:40am. Times below are on the stopwatch.

1:10 Bags checked, TSA line.

1:40 Flight delayed 70 min. Lunch: veggie pizza and terminal C house salad.

2:03 Flight delayed 2 hours, 30 min. Sitting in terminal C, waiting for a 3:45 pm San Antonio flight to depart so ours can move in.

2:34 Composed blog post.

3:01 I won't make my connection in Los Angeles. Rebooked on later Qantas flight, bought magazine.

4:17 Flight delayed 3 hours 30 minutes. Visited customer service desk again, she thinks I might still make the later flight.

4:56 Finished first magazine.

5:18 Call from home.

5:58 Finished dinner: Mediterranean plate, water. 

6:12 Deleted old photos on iPad and edited clock display.

6:30 Snooze/rest? Eyes closed, but might not be called sleep.

6:50 Plane arrived!

7:40 Boarded.

8:52 Finished second magazine. Bought overpriced inflight snack.

9:10 Snacks consumed except for mint. How can it be both all natural and sugar free at the same time?

10:42 Nap.

12:55 More sleeping. Descent to LAX.

14:44 Now at gate 157 in Tom Bradley International Terminal LAX after confusion (mine) and delay (airline's). Rebooked on a flight that departs 11:55 pm LA time through Sydney.

15:24 Boarded and seated.

18:18 After some sleep and rest, others are done dinner. Now I can recline more. Ear plugs and Zzzzquil.

23:24 Awake, feels like 8 am. Pizza from flight attendants! Still hungry, find almonds from Mediterranean snack plate to chase pizza.

25:25 Watched a movie called The Water Diviner. Flight path says only 4:24 to go until we land in Sydney!

26:57 Snooze/rest some more. Drank water and tried to walk a little. Hunted for glasses.

27:55 Breakfast! Much needed coffee.

28:45 Been reading a new book on the kindle, The Light Between Oceans. Thanks, Chris! Time to fill out Customs paperwork.

29:35 Descent to Sydney. Gave spare US change to Unicef.

29:59 Landed.

31:33 Waiting for departure to Melbourne. Cleared customs but my bags did not make it. Found a place to charge my phone and free Qantas wifi! Send domestic and international texts. Agricola turns.

32:04 Seated by the exit. Agreed to help passengers in the event of emergency. Briefing.

32:52 Still enjoying the book. Coffee and cookie en route to Melbourne.

33:58 Landed

34:20 Filed baggage claim, booking shuttle to hotel.

34:29 Almost there! Shuttle en route to hotel.

35:01 Checking in!

35:15 Aaand, checked into room!