Greg Feek's new role with Japanese club side Ricoh meant his trek to Australia wasn't quite as arduous as the rest of the Ireland party.
The scrum coach has been double-jobbing for the last month and will continue to do so until after the 2019 World Cup, but there's no doubt where his focus lies for the next three weeks.
With a Grand Slam in the bag - and the Leinster contingent heading Down Under with Champions Cup and Pro14 medals in their pockets - confidence is oozing through the group. There's a hunger for more too, and Feek said the absence of some established names has further intensified the determination for the newer faces to make an impact.
"The boys have come over here, and it's always an adjustment," the Kiwi told RTÉ Sport's Michael Corcoran.
"I think it does helps coming to a warm climate, getting that bright sun, it helps the body. It's the perfect way to come into a different time zone.
"Part of our culture is you've got senior guys helping younger guys and everyone is in it together.
"It's a different group to what was playing in the Six Nations. It's good having a mix of experience and vibrant young guys. Having the success that's been building through, this is like a new beginning. We've got to recreate that."
Uncapped pair Tadhg Beirne and Ross Byrne both get a golden chance to shine, while others such as Rob Herring, Quinn Roux and John Cooney will hope to seize their opportunity should it come over the course of these three Tests.
Captain Rory Best is out with a hamstring injury, but there's still ample quality and experience to compensate for his loss.
"We've got some really good leaders," Feek added. "They've all worked well with Besty over the years. Any one of them could follow those very big feet of Rory's.
"Nothing should really change in terms of how we go about things.
"I feel the boys have fronted up pretty well, particularly the Leinster group who had a few big games in the last month. A lot of the guys have come through. They wouldn't be here if they can't play.
"It may be that over the next three weeks they get back out there. That's our goal, to play the best team we can for this.
"It's Test match rugby. You've got to be clinical. Expectation wise, there's probably more on them, being at their home ground and with the media and everything else. Both teams are under different sorts of pressures."
Feek's new role has, he says, led to adjustments in how he communicates with the rest of the coaching team but his link-up with the team in Australia has been seamless.
It's business as usual.
"Knowing all the people back home that are watching, when you're away I think there's a little bit extra in you to try and perform well," he added.
"Me and the coaches have chatted a wee bit over the last couple of months. Nothing has changed too much in terms of what we need to do and what we're doing going forward. Coming in, it's like I've never been away."
