Gday all,

"Your trip report has give a taste of what to expect for my up-coming trip up Sydney. BTW, how's the quality of the snacks?

Also, are you sure you flown on a 'City of Wollongong' on your return trip. AFAIK, 'Wollongong' is VH-VXU B738 and I have checked that QF 455 was servered by VH-OGH (City of Parramatta)."

I thought the snacks were of relatively high standards. What else would one expect from QF? :-)

No, you are correct in that QF455 was actually Parramatta. Wollongong is now a 737-838. My lapse of concerntration really did skew my report. :-)

"Sorry to hear you got caught up in the weather madness yesterday. I just enjoyed the show from the comfort of our balcony - simultaneously within view was bright sunlight, white thunderheads, black clouds, a rainbow, and a hail-whitened city - it was awesome!

You didn't miss out on much re the new hot meals - I had one MEL-SYD last week and it was a very flavourless tub of tomato and olive pasta and a tiny chocolate bar.

BTW, a trivial fact for you: the wind must have been a southerly"

Oh look, if I wasn't in such a miserable state (self inflicted), I would have enjoyed it a lot more. Alas, I could have easily curled up in a corner and let the world slip by.

Yes, the wind was a southerly.