We landed in Los Angeles after a sporadically bumpy flight. Other than dealing with nasty toilets and breaking out in a mild case of unexplained hives (a. Stress? b. Ginger drink? c. Homeopathic jet lag spray?), the trip has been fairly uneventful thus far. I laughed when we walked off the plane at gate 56 to see that our Sydney flight will be leaving from gate 57. The waiting game continues….