Flying to NZ

This was our first adventure to New Zealand and to be honest we never really had any inclination to go in the past.  However after our older son went to Queenstown for a skiing holiday, he came back full of praise and enthusiasm for New Zealand which of course was infectious.  After a very difficult year healthwise we decided at the last minute to treat ourselves and get away.


So we booked our fare quite late, deciding to leave on New Years day.  This proved to be a good idea as few people travel on the 1st of January (I suppose there are a few sore heads to nurse).  That being said, the trip was very long, not only do we lose time due to the time zone difference, but the connecting flights from Cairns are not very good and so we had to kill 4 hours in Sydney airport.


Thank God for the Qantas Club!!