Trip Preparation Continues

As planned, today was filled with more trip preparation. There's always plenty to buy at Target. I did pretty good at sticking to trip basics and putting blinders on to block out all the other stuff that I could have put in my cart.

In addition to hitting Target and Old Navy, I did some last minute online transportation booking for our Milford Sound cruise and buses between Greymouth and Franz Josef and between Franz Josef and Queenstown.

All seems to be squared away, so now I'm focused on packing. Ahhh, the fun process of weeding through the clothes to widdle down the contents of my suitcase. I sure don't want to be lugging it around the country for 2 weeks. It's a good thing Scott has been lifting weights in preparation for his job as my personal steward when I start getting tired.

Getting ready for New Zealand

We're set to depart for New Zealand on Tuesday, and I'm beginning to get very excited! Up to this point, I've been focused on work, work, work to get ready for the next three weeks. While we typically take one "big" trip every year, this is the longest vacation I've ever taken.

With the work week behind me, I'm now focused on packing and any necessary last-minute shopping.

I'm not looking forward to the flight, but I've heard great things about Air New Zealand, which will hopefully make the 20+ hours of travel a bit more manageable. We're flying through San Francisco on the way to Auckland and through LAX on the way home. As I've told most everyone at this point, it essentially takes 2 days to get there and 2 hours to get back (taking into account the time change and travel time).

Our itinerary includes Auckland, Waiheke Island, Blenheim, Christchurch, Franz Josef Glacier, Queenstown, Te Anau and Milford Sound. I'll aim to post at least once from each location, so keep an eye out for photos and a quick synopsis of our experiences in each place.