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Rangiherehere trying to avoid getting her photograph taken early in the 10-hour flight to Los Angeles.

After the meals and drinks had been tidied
away, some of the team played musical chairs as
they moved around to socialise with different
friends.
Rangiherehere, to her embarrassment, found
that the headphones worked better when she
plugged them in!
Lots of photographs were taken during the
first 2 hours by many, but few turned out.

The plane speed built up to 1,034 kph as we
climbed to a height of 11 kilometers. The air
temperature outside was, we were shown, minus
34 degrees Centigrade. This information, and our
position over the Pacific Ocean, was constantly
updated on the TV screen overhead. This
information ceased when the movies began to be
screened. After the meal we were asked to pull
down the window shades.

Casey Mia Hawkins, who celebrated her 15th birthday on this flight (and again in Salt Lake City), strikes up a
friendship with a young American returning home.