The trip begins... It felt weird to leave school at lunchtime today, we couldn't believe the time had finally come to start our epic trip! We had a great drive to Hamilton even though there was lots of traffic and rain, we arrived in under 6 hours. Even in time for a delicious curry dinner at the Marshalls. The travel time went fast because we listened to Harry Potter in the car

About to board ...still raining, and still some flashes of lightning too...gulp! Gemma nearly couldn't go because the system had her recorded as a baby!!! Luckily the helpful air Nz person sorted it all out. Mum did a crazy dance routine with us to make the people watching the cctv laugh. Our mum is pretty crazy. Talk to you from the other side !