We have 11 days remaining before we start our 43 day cruise, circumnavigating both New Zealand and Australia. There are 6 ports of call in NZ and 14 in AUS, so we will have ample opportunity to see different aspects of each country. We also have a day in Bali, Indonesia which will be quite different.
We fly out of Vancouver at 11:45 pm on Feb 27th; it is a direct flight to Sydney and takes 16hr35 so we get there on Feb 29 at 10:20 am. We lose a day because we cross the International Date Line. We'll stay in Sydney overnight, and have planned a harbour cruise for the afternoon. Mar 1st we have a short flight to Melbourne and there we board the Dawn Princess which becomes our home for the next 43 days.
There is a little wrinkle in our plans right now. The Air Canada pilots are in a position to strike. It appears unlikely to cause a disruption to our plans, but it could really mess us up if it were to happen. So, you can pray for us that we arrive as scheduled!
The next blog is likely to be on Mar 1st to update you on how the flight went and of our day in Sydney.
g'day,
Anthony and Irene
Sounds like a lot of fun! I will pray for no Air Canada strike!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awesome trip!!
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