James very kindly upgraded our flights from Zurich to Hong Kong to Premier Economy and it made all the difference; the seats reclined quite a lot and there were footrests which rose up as the seat reclined. Did that mean I got plenty of sleep? Well I’m not sure, because even though I was very comfortable I was quite wakeful perhaps because we had a hearty dinner just before we tried to sleep. We arrived in Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok airport just as the sun was setting. The next part of our journey from Hong Kong to Auckland also went smoothly and we tried to get as much sleep as possible although the plane was quite hot and stuffy. We arrived at about midday New Zealand time. Jamie was waiting for us at Auckland Airport and it was wonderful to see him. He took us to the Air New Zealand lounge which was very cool and comfortable and we caught up on news for a couple of very pleasant hours before our last of our five flights; from Auckland to Wellington. Soon we arrived in Jamie and Kerry’s beautiful home in Berhampore, where we were reunited with lovely Kerry. We also met our grand-dog Whisky for the first time! He is a liver spotted five month old Dalmatian puppy; he’s very cute and Jamie and Kerry are absolutely besotted with him. Kerry made us a delicious supper of pasta and by the time we had finished that, James and I were like zombies and Jamie and Kerry sent us off to bed, where we fell asleep instantly.
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