I made it!
I made it to NZ!! I even slept on the airplane, thanks to a glass of wine, 2 Tylenol PMs and an entire row to myself. I got in a full 8 hours, even.
First note about NZ: it smells really good here. I can't figure it out exactly, but it's some combination of ocean air and something sweet.
I saw Michal this morning for about 20 minutes, which was really cool. The only problem was that she was in the middle of dealing with having locked herself out of her flat. Luckily, a nice old lady next door let us into her house to call a locksmith, who arrived about 30 seconds after we called, and then opened the door in about 30 seconds by slipping a heavy piece of paper into the door. I could have done that... Oh well, if I lock myself out, I know how to break in.
Michal's off to do the Routeburn track, which I will be doing on Tuesday. Tomorrow, I go to Lake Tekapo, followed by Queenstown the next day.
First note about NZ: it smells really good here. I can't figure it out exactly, but it's some combination of ocean air and something sweet.
I saw Michal this morning for about 20 minutes, which was really cool. The only problem was that she was in the middle of dealing with having locked herself out of her flat. Luckily, a nice old lady next door let us into her house to call a locksmith, who arrived about 30 seconds after we called, and then opened the door in about 30 seconds by slipping a heavy piece of paper into the door. I could have done that... Oh well, if I lock myself out, I know how to break in.
Michal's off to do the Routeburn track, which I will be doing on Tuesday. Tomorrow, I go to Lake Tekapo, followed by Queenstown the next day.