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We have arrived safely
in tomorrow and The Kingdom of Tonga but with half our luggage
lost during transit at Los Angeles airport. A major power
cut in the vicinity knocked out air traffic control just as
we were starting our descent and all inbound and outbound
flights were grounded or re-routed for at least three hours.
Our plane was sent to refuel at Salt Lake City and stranded
on the tarmac for four hours before flying us back to LA.
We just caught our onward connection to Samoa an then Tonga
but somewhere along the line, one suitcase was lost and we
are now missing vital cables for the light sensor along with
all Alison's clothes. |
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There is some chance
our missing cables, clothes and cosmetics will still catch
up with us but we are aleady trying to source replacements
as quickly as we can. It is pretty clear we will have to organise
any electronics to be shipped from Aukland so time is now
against us. We have only just arrived and the experiment is
at risk already. We have nine days to resolve this if we hope
to stay on schedule. |
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