I'm not sure I agree with the old adage "getting there is half the fun" when it comes to flying to New Zealand. It's a long, long way from Southwest Harbor. (see pic of SWH on left).On Friday, June 25, I will start my trip from Bangor and fly to Los Angeles and then on Saturday evening board the flight to Auckland, NZ. It is a 13 hour flight to Auckland-- but due to crossing the international date line we will actually arrive on Monday morning. Then it's on to Dunedin, our destination on the South Island of New Zealand -- a relatively short, 2 hour flight. That is where the trip starts. (see picture of the beaches at Dunedin). Time to get back to packing...more later!
Lewis Black (comedian) was doing a show in Minnesota or someplace. He said he'd recently performed in Australia, a 19-hour flight. He told them, "If you ever get the chance to go there... DON'T!" because the flight seemed interminable. Download some guide books onto your cool new netbook!
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