The start of my 2017 overseas trip. A couple of weeks in Cambridge, UK, to finish collecting data for Scott’s Northern Party’s sledging in South Victoria Land, Antarctica. Then a time visiting friends in Kingston, Canada. Both being in the Northern Hemisphere gives me a chance to escape from some of our Kiwi winter.
Jane arrived at 3 p.m. to take me to the airport for my connecting flight to Auckland. Just before she arrived there was hard rain downpour and while listening to the rain on the roof I checked the weather on my mobile. Yes it was raining in Auckland and in Hong Kong, my next stop. However I noted the temperature there was 320C. A bit warmer than our current 120.
My check-in using one of those automated kiosks was flawless. Easy as pie, especially when the nice lady operated the machine and all I had to do was answerer her questions. All this while Jane parked her car. While waiting she took this photo of me showing that I am bit older and heavier than my last trip. I guess it doesn’t matter much as these modern planes can carry extraordinarily heavy loads!
Finally it was time to go and Jane took this last photo of me going through the doors to my aircraft.
In Auckland, after a 6 hour wait, I flew by Air New Zealand to Hong Kong. The wait was too far too long but I couldn’t do much about it as I had taken the last plane out of Palmerston North and the Hong Kong flight flew out at midnight.
I finished my book on the Kindle and got three-quarters the way through the next one. Watched the waiting passengers - a lot of Britishers going home after the rugby series. Eventually I boarded, got settled down and the trip had started.
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