Off to Australia

I left today for Australia. It's a very long day(s) of travel. 3 and a half hours to Los Angeles, 5 hour layover, and then 15 hours to Australia. My friend Joe told me to try to stay on Australia time and that would help with jet lag. That means I should go to sleep on the plane at 6am Memphis time. Not sure I can make it that long. Ha ha!
I arrive Saturday at 8am. I don't have to be anywhere until around 4 that afternoon. I'm hoping the hotel will let me check in when I arrive but not sure that can happen.
I will be at the International Boys School Coalition conference Sunday through Thursday. I will also have training for the action research project I am participating in this school year.
After the conference, I am meeting Chris who is flying to Sydney on Friday. We will spend time in Sydney then go to Cairns and hopefully see and maybe snorkel the great barrier reef! This is a bit scary for me since the ocean kind of freaks me out (those who know me well are laughing that I said "kind of" freaks me out)!
I am thankful for my mom and mother in law keeping Caleb and Carley while we are gone. We will miss them but know they are in good hands.
I just met a couple from Australia at the airport that are on my flight. Small world as they went to Canada and drove to visit some places in the US and Memphis was one of them. :)