We made it....

...to LAX.  After waiting in Calgary for over an hour for our flight because our plane was in storage and needed to be towed to our gate, and then getting de-snowed and de-iced, we made it!!!  To L.A., after a very bumpy flight over California.  Was happy to watch the movie The Social Network during the flight - was pretty good, but I think I'd be more impressed if I actually USED Facebook! Like some of my friends...you know who you are. :)

The "Plan"

For any longish trip, it's our experience that you should have some sort of plan of where you MUST go, where you'd LIKE to go, and where, if you have any extra time, you MIGHT visit.

So, without further ado, here's our rough plan of where we plan to go in New Zealand:

North Island:

1. Auckland
2. Tauranga region
3. Rotorua & Lake Taupo
4. Tongariro Crossing, baby!
5. Well-well-well, Wellington

And then, we toss and turn on the ferry crossing over Cook Strait to the South Island.

South Island:

1. Nelson and Abel Tasman Park
2. Kaikoura for some marine mammal watchin'
3. Christchurch
4. Canterbury Plains and Mt. Cook
5. Queenstown & Te Anau