The start of the journey begins with a single jet engine whining to fever pitch as it decides whether or not to join it's friends in a turbine frenzy.
And you thought that air travel was safe...
So after a night of saying farewells with other friends to Ian and Mikey as they head to their future in The Great Capital it was with some level of 'oh dear, did I leave David with any rent money?' that the first step was taken.
Oh, did I mention the first step was in the Qantas Club? Can't start these things on a backpacker's budget...
Stay tuned for more excitement as the eight hour first leg begins and places unknown beckon for more Aussie humour... "...really, that doesn't look like a bomb at all...!"
