Hong Kong - Half way there. Had a short 2 hour stop over in Hong Kong Airport. It was soooo hot and sunny - around 30 degrees. It was such a change from the cold and heavy rain weather at home and in London! I spent most of my time walking about the airport terminal (which was massive!) so I could stretch my legs. I was really looking forward to getting to Hong Kong, even though I'd just be staying in the airport, but being there and enjoying the view from the terminal and while flying in - I really want to go there and spend some time there. It looks so beautiful!
The only bad thing about Hong Kong was having to leave! Going straight from a 12 hour flight to another 12 hour flight on the same plane, in the same seat, beside the same people was really tiring and really boring! But I made the most of it and watched the sun set as I was flying out from Hong Kong. It was another bumpy journey! Saw a cloud that looked like the top half of New Zealand!
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| My plane from London-Auckland |
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| Ducky on board! |
There were lots of thunderstorms and flying over Manila (seen it lit up too!) I could see the severe thunder and lightening below! Scary but surreal at the same time! It was so cool to think that right below me millions of people in really amazing and exotic places were just going about whatever they're doing!
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| Cloud that looked a bit like New Zealand |
I tried to get some sleep as the plane flew over Indonesia and when I woke up it was still dark and I could see the lights on the horizon shimmering on the Australian Gold Coast, and as the sun came up Cairns. It was pretty cool! It was still a long way to New Zealand - then I got my first sight of New Zealand. Wow it was really amazing! There were clear skies and out the window I could see long straight dark sand beaches and the waves crashing into them. Then the hills and tiny houses and as the plane banked I saw one of the most amazing views ever - all of Auckland and the 2 harbours with loads of tiny boats sailing around and the built up city and Sky Tower rising up into the sky!
Finally landed in Auckland. So happy to get off the plane I headed for the long queue at immigration and then biosecurity. After watching all the TV shows about how worked up about a spec of mud on your boots I had to laugh (hoping my sister hadn't put a sandwich in my bag like she said she would so I would end up on the TV show!) Luckily she didn't! I had to get one of the guards to wash my hiking boots - so weird. Then I had to run to check in for my next flight! I went out the international terminal to go to the domestic terminal and the cold hit me! It looked so sunny but it must have been around freezing! It was a bit of a shock having just came from summer in Europe and really hot Hong Kong! Almost in Wellington - just had to sit in a tiny (REALLY tiny) terminal and wait for the next flight to the Capital!
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| All Blacks Air New Zealand plane at Auckland Airport |
Finally landed in Auckland. So happy to get off the plane I headed for the long queue at immigration and then biosecurity. After watching all the TV shows about how worked up about a spec of mud on your boots I had to laugh (hoping my sister hadn't put a sandwich in my bag like she said she would so I would end up on the TV show!) Luckily she didn't! I had to get one of the guards to wash my hiking boots - so weird. Then I had to run to check in for my next flight! I went out the international terminal to go to the domestic terminal and the cold hit me! It looked so sunny but it must have been around freezing! It was a bit of a shock having just came from summer in Europe and really hot Hong Kong! Almost in Wellington - just had to sit in a tiny (REALLY tiny) terminal and wait for the next flight to the Capital!
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