Catching up.

Picked up the tickets for my New Zealand trip. Really angry over this whole schemozzle. In contrast to the Washington trip where I rolled in day before travel announced I wanted to fly to far side of world and it all went like clockwork, this trip to NZ that I booked way back in November has been real pain in bum. Charged twice, original flights switched around. Didn't investigate car hire, Canberra flights, missed the only direct Sydney-Dunedin flight, picked the wrong airline.

Oh well, at least we've got the tickets, accomodation and car hire booked, paid for convention fees. Just have to hand over a lot of money and buy some tucker and relax for a week.

Driving up the evening before, staying in B--L's flat, leisurely drive to airport the next morning. Early dinner at Christchurch, evening flight down to Dunedin, night time arrival at B&B.

Should be magic.