The flight over was long. Perth to Sydney was far more hectic than Sydney to Vancouver. The flight from Perth was completely full and there were SO MANY sick people! It was a tiny plane and we were flying the red-eye, which is never enjoyable. Anyway, in the scheme of things it wasn’t so bad.

Air Canada took us from Sydney to Vancouver and we were so impressed with their service. We were seated separately from each other initially and when we arrived in Sydney they were happy to reseat us together – we were even moved closer to the front of the plane, which was awesome. After the Perth to Sydney flight, the plane seemed luxurious. Although I was seated in the middle of Courtney and another lady (shout out to Sharon, we hope you’re having an amazing time in Alaska!), I felt like I had so much room to move around and stretch. The air temperature was comfortable and the flight crew were super helpful and friendly. The food was good too, although we didn’t eat all of it. We both opted for special meals (vego is always a better option) and packed carrots, celery, fruit, nuts, protein bars and our own tea bags so we weren’t at the mercy of the in flight catering. It is definitely worth doing as you feel SO much better afterwards! I also tried the 1Above drink: although I can’t 100% say it was because of the drink, I stayed a lot more hydrated during the flight and I experienced A LOT less swelling.

As for only having carry on – we were stoked when we were able to get off the flight in Vancouver and walk straight out of the airport. We got some weird looks from customs in Canada when we said we were travelling for four months and she saw how much stuff we brought with us.  But other than that, it was great.