There are oh so many quotes about it being about the journey not the destination. Perhaps that is true of life but exactly the opposite is true when it comes to long haul travel.
The journey is an uncomfortable means to an end. The task is to survive the ride and the reward awaits at the other end. Today was London to Orlando with a stop in Miami.
The journey door to door was about 5000 hours - okay I may be exaggerating a bit but that was what it felt like.
But I made good use of the time. I watched two movies - Beetlejuice and Moulin Rogue.
What do these two movies have in common I hear nobody ask? Since you didn't ask, I'll tell you. The musical version of both are playing on Broadway right now. And once I survive theme parks and another travel day I'll be in NYC ready to hit the ground running (or at least hobbling from being trapped in a two small seat.