Melbourne to Hong Kong

We were up at 5 this morning to check in for our flight to Hong Kong. As with everywhere else with this trip it was all new to me. Took the flight which was with Cathay Pacific and was fine. We flew from Melbourne to Hong Kong, pretty much due north crossing the desert heart of Australia, passing over Alice Springs and Darwen. It was amazing looking at such a bleak arid landscape, a real eye-opener to the strange continent of Australia. I was the only one on the plane looking out at the desert. Cabin crew "you might want to shut the blind, there is no view". Me "there is".