Sunday, March 18
8:00 am Life - Over the Pacific Ocean
The flight from San Francisco to Sydney is 13 hours, and with the change in time zones, plus crossing the International Dateline, we arrive in Sydney Monday morning at about 7 am.
8:30 am Literature
The 13 hours was largely spent sleeping. I did play a few games of Go on my iPad but didn't feel much like doing anything that required much thought. The plane was cramped and the food bland. But it flew just fine, which is the important thing.
Now for some reading of Guy de Maupassant's short stories (on the iPad). I also made a few notes using the Pages app on the iPad.
"Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant" (Volume 1)
- "The Lancer's Wife"
- War, revenge, and the love of mothers for their families. Excellent!
- "The Prisoners"
- A French lass captures 6 Prussian soldiers by trapping them in her cellar. Clever.