Another first for me today - 3 flights in one day with 3 different carriers. Got an early flight from Melbourne which was handy as it gave me time to cut through the needless beaucracy and book an exit wing seat for my long flight home from Bangkok on April 5. The Quantas flight from Sydney to Auckland was brilliant - so much yummy free food and drink - think they have replaced my previously favourite airline, BA. My feelings of being a bit under the weather have returned, what could it be I wonder? On arrival at Auckland, all flights are severely delayed so goodness knows what time I will arrive however I think I received my first bit of kiwi charm when the vodaphone assistant didn't charge me for my $50 dollar top up...back home I gather others are having little Voyages of discovery so nothing will be the same again ;-) Looking forward to visiting Abel Tasmin National park tomorrow.....