Beattys Overseas

A shot of the map graphic from our in-flight TV screenSo, maybe I'm still a blonde afterall...  When we left New Zealand on Monday afternoon, I knew we had a 10-hour overnight flight, so I booked us a hotel in Santiago for arrival on Tuesday.  Errrrr...  After our 10 hours on LAN Airlines flight No.800, the flight attendant announced the current temperature (85F), the time (12:20pm) and the date (Monday).  Monday?!?  What!!?!!  This was an overnight flight, wasn't it?  I panicked as I realized that I forgot about the International Date Line, and that we had no place to stay that night in Santiago.    

It was no big deal, arriving early for our reservation in Downtown Santiago.  But, I was embarrassed that I had forgotten about the I.D.L. and how groovy a system time-zoning is.  We left New Zealand on Monday evening, and arrived in Chile on Monday morning.  Travelling back in time...  Use your best Jeff Spicoli voice and say it with me: Awesome.