Day 1 - Adelaide to Christchurch via Auckland

Well, the trip is officially under way.  We all woke up this morning, (before the alarm clock!) and after our showers, breakfast and a small amount of fin some bad news that one of Paul's Uncles in Hungary had passed away the previous night.  Not a nice way to start the holiday and a reminder just how precious life is.


We arrived at the airport at 9:30, checked in, and awaited the the two hours to our flight to Auckland.  We had two very excited boys and one very nervous Paul, pacing up and down the airport like a cat on a hot tin roof! Soon enough we were in the air and travelling on the way to Auckalnd.  The flight was about 4 hours long (and uneventful thank goodness).  Auckland is also 2 and half hours in front of Adelaide, so we arrived at about 6:30 local time.

After a short stopover in Auckland, we were once again on our way.  This time we had a one hour flight from Auckland to Christchurch.  Again, an uneventful flight, but we were not impressed as there were no inbuilt TV screens on the flight.

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Finally Arrived in Christchurch at 9:30. Found a taxi and made our way to our hotel.  Cant believe we are so tired and we have't even done anything just yet.  The adventrue for the evening wasn't over yet however.  It appears that Mazz has forgotten the combination to her suitcase lock, so she is starting at the bottom. 001, 002, 003 etc.  Hope she gets there soon or it could be a rather smelly trip for the rest of us.