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California: Waking up in LA, hire cars, Long Beach and The Queen Mary Print E-mail
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Written by Stephen Baines   
Saturday, 12 June 1999
I woke up early in LA. Several times. The first time was at 2 in the morning, my body still convinced that it really was 10 in the morning. I took the opportunity to work out how to use the air conditioning properly, as the room was turning into an ice box. By 6 I'd woken up many, many times and decided that it was a bad job trying any longer, and got up.
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California: The Journey to Los Angeles Print E-mail
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Friday, 11 June 1999
Well, I'm finally here.... Just.

The plane was a little late setting off from Birmingham, but we made up plenty of time on the way across, and got there in plenty of time for the connecting flight.

The transatlantic flight was fantastic - it really was! I hated the setting off, and I really hated the landing, but in between it was great. Within an hour of setting off I'd had my first G&T, and within an hour and a half I was having lunch, followed by tea, afternoon tea, a quick drink before landing, and then the landing... The little fib I told at check in saying it was my first flight obviously helped, as they came to check I was alright and not too freaked out.

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