Uneventful drive to Perth, uneventful flight, arrived safe and sound. Uneventful cab ride to hotel, and uneventful check-in. You can’t get any better than that!
Update (later that night): Just dropping off to sleep… when the sound of hammer drills or jackhammers immediately below my room broke through the dream barriers. 10:30pm on a Thursday night is a great time to break up concrete… NOT. Thank goodness I had some ear plugs with me.
Rhonda Bracey: At Random 
Did you park at the airport? Perth airport????
Nope. Left car at friend’s place not far from airport. She did a ‘drop and run’ with me!