Typing this out on a Greyhounds bus from NYC to Boston as we speak..
Departed Sydney at 1:50pm.
13.5 hour flight to LA.
Flew towards daylight and found myself running around in LAX at 11:30 in the same morning I flew out.
Had less than one hour to connect to my JFK flight.
Ran like Forrest Gump to my next departure gate.
5 hour flight to NYC and landed at 8:30pm.
3 hours to connect to Port Authority Terminal for my Greyhounds bus in Manhattan.
5 hours from NYC to Boston.
Change over buses at Boston at 5am.
Bus from Boston to Lewiston, Maine takes 3 hours.
Arrive at Lewiston at 9am.
That’s 18.5 hours in the air.
9 hours on the road.
5 hours in transit.
In transit 4 times.
Less than 5 hours of sleep in 36 hours.
2 straight days of travel.
$1600 in travel fares.
All to see my beloved for 14 days.
Worth it.