Brisbane
Another delicious buffet breakfast at The Lex (formerly Three Blue Ducks), the restaurant at the W Brisbane, a momentary distraction by the selection of dry-aged beef they have on display, then all too soon it was time to pack up and head back to the airport.
The final day in Brisbane was yet another abnormally warm one, and the short walk to Central Station, the slightly longer train ride, and the view of the city center from the airport train station terminal provided ample opportunities to see the shimmering heat waves on another 90F+ day. N25982 was the same plane for the ride home, and the inaugural flight crew also worked my return, which meant more excellent service (yay for hand-picked crews), and the local Tasmanian salmon was actually good. 10 hour or 11 hours later, sadly, the pancakes for breakfast were not quite as good, although the did pass the presentation test.
Total flight time was 12 hours 35 minutes/7,176 miles (actually 12 hours 27 minutes, 7,318 miles per Flightaware actual), and due to the early hour, arrival was to Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at LAX instead of Terminal 7. At least I got a nice view of the construction of the automated people mover at LAX on my walk out of the airport?