Gold Coast: Day one
Dreamworld
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamworld
Afternoon: Sydney Harbour (including the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackso
Morning: Darling Harbour
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darling_Har
The flight from LA to Melbourne was long, but most of the travellers slept through the night. A full day was planned, which is an important step towards beating jetlag.
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By some miracle, all the kids had managed to show up to SHS on time, and with the correct travel documentation. The flight from Conneticut to Atlanta had gone smoothly, and even the short layover in Atlanta, during which they'd had to practically run from one terminal to another to make the connection had gone smoothly. The big test, however, would be collecting all their bags at LAX, and going through International security there. But for now, everyone was settling in for the almost five hour flight to LA.