That’s how many hours it took us to get to Aukland! We’re here--it’s beautiful weather for ducks and we negotiated the public transit system so that we only had to walk a mile to our lodging--Verandah’s Backpacker Inn. The first leg was Sun Country from Minneapolis to Los Angeles; ordinary with friendly flight attendants. Then a seven hour layover--very long. But we found a mobile recharging station in our gate area to charge our iPods. Then Qantas to New Zealand. Qantas was refreshingly accomodating! They realized that happy customers are fed customers on a 14 hour flight and fed us (Iceland Air stopped doing that a few years ago). Dinner, breakfast and a bag of snacks. The two dinner selections included wine or soft drinks and several courses. A blanket and pillow were provided. Also, a little bag with a toothbrush, toothpaste, and an “eye mask” to sleep. The crew encouraged us to eat dinner and then sleep to help reset our body clocks and turned out the lights after the dinner service. Randy took Joshua this time and I slept! Several hours at a stretch! We took a nap when we got to our lodging and took in the sights. It’s winter here so the days are short. It’s not too cold, just very wet! We left Minneapolis Wednesday morning and arrived in New Zealand Friday morning. Maybe I slept longer than I thought!
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