We’ve Arrived!

The 11 hr 50 min flight from LA to Auckland wasn’t so bad, thanks to:

One 5 mg Ambien,
An Air NZ Skycouch,
One in-flight movie,
Half a rom-com,
2 NY Times Crossword Puzzles (Tuesdays only 😫),
1.5 podcast episodes,
And an unhealthy amount of time staring at the flight map watching the plane’s location over an interminable amount of water.

We are now waiting for our flight to Nelson, which is known as the “Top of the South” due to its location on the island in the Tasman Bay. It is there that we’ll begin our 2 ½ month journey of the South Island.