Arrival

So here I am in New Zealand, this time the blog will chart our year here in Wanganui. The flight (Albany- Chicago- Los Angeles- Auckland- Wanganui) was as good as can be expected and kudos to Air New Zealand for giving us good leg room.

First impressions of Auckland airport (where I waited for 4 hours for the final flight to Wanganui) were that it strongly reminded me of Prestwick (small airport west of Glasow, remained viable for years as it rarely fogged and planes often diverted there in pre-instrument landing days) in the days when transatlantic flights still landed there: same small terminal building, same flight in over water with fields all around, same sleepy feel (though it is the national day here so it may get a little busier). The weather is nice too and it was great to get the option to walk from iternational to domestic terminals.

One interesting feature: no security in the domestic terminal, and no door on the cockpit of the 24 seater. Memo to the USA, it helps to be a country that is well liked!