Auckland

Tuesday 12.00 mid day – Auckland NZ
The flight was ok, shorter than we expected at only 10 hours and it seemed to pass quite quickly, I think the others are flagging but we seem to be quite awake for now. The flight did not fall out of the sky as suggested by the Air Hostess so that was a relief but it was very bumpy at times to the point that they delayed serving food and hot drinks in case they ended up over people.
Some famous Rugby team were on the flight with us and when we arrived at Auckland there was a huge welcome party for them, I thought it was for us! The people are so friendly, they offer free drinks as you wait for baggage and everyone is so friendly, not like the US. There was sniffer dogs running round the baggage carousel so that was interesting and they picked some poor bloke out – the dog fancied something in his pocket, the handler could hardly contain him.
The hotel is lovely, a typical business chain but good room and great shower. We are meeting T&J 1.00pm for a lunch and wander round.