Here we are in LAX

We have completed the first leg of our trip. It was about 7 hours total. Now we have an 8 hour layover here in LAX, and after that a 14 hour flight over to Sydney. After a 4 hour layover there we'll be flying over to Adelaide, which I think will take about 2 hours. I admit I'm a bit daunted by what lies ahead. Here's a picture of what lay below as we "began our descent" into LAX.