Return

I bought tickets yesterday to return to Sydney. I leave next week; I'll be there less than a week. I am going to get my three-month checkup post-shoulder surgery.

It's expensive - over $1700 for a return fare - but that is about the best price one can get. I fly Qantas from LAX to SYD, which is just so much better than United.

Of course I am excited about it, but at the same time not so excited at all, as I already know that I will be there only for a short time. Still, it's better than no trip at all.