On the way at last

At last, we have begun the journey to the UK. We were early leaving Christchurch and it was a bit bumpy taking off, but the trip was smooth and we arrived in Auckland a bit early to a fine evening.

Because we didn't have to collect any luggage, we were able to go straight to the bus, which was waiting at the door and we made a quick trip to the International Terminal. Got through passport control and security with no queues and in minutes we were sitting in the lounge waiting for the boarding call - which has now just come.

Will update from Hong Kong!

Itinerary

Here is the likely itinerary for our trip. Of course, it is totally dependent on being able to fly to the UK (due to the fact that there is a volcano in Iceland that is erupting and causing mayhem for airlines!):              

Day	Event
1	Depart Christchurch and Auckland for Hong Kong
2	Arrive Hong Kong - day exploring HK
3	In Hong Kong
4	Depart Hong Kong for London/Arrive London
5	In Croydon
6	In Croydon
7	To Brighton
8	In Croydon
9	In Croydon
10	In Croydon
11	In Croydon -  to Birchington
12	In Croydon - Birchington
13	In Croydon - Birchington
14	In Croydon - Birchington
15	In Croydon
16	To Oxford area
17	Wantage
18	Back to Croydon
19	In Croydon
20	In Croydon
21	To Harwich to join cruise
22	Cruising
23	Copenhagen
24	Cruising
25	Stockholm
26	Helsinki
27	St Petersberg
28	St Petersberg
29	Tallinn
30	Cruising
31	Gothenburg
32	Cruising
33	Harwich
34	In Croydon
35	In Croydon
36	Leave London for Auckland
37	Flying
38	Arrive Auckland - Christchurch