In the same day, yesterday, I crossed the equator for the first time and cross the International Date Line for the first time. So now instead of being hours behind you in time I am hours ahead of you, having skipped a day.
It took me longer tahn planned to get from Honolulu to Auckland. On the particular Round the World ticket I am using, a direct flight wasn't possible, so I got up at the crack of dawn for a long flight to Sydney followed by a short flight getting in really late at night in Auckland. But the first flight was cancelled and I flew four hours later, so missed the connection. It worked out better in the end; the flights were with Quantas not their cheap, no frills brand Jetsar so I got great meals and in-flight entertainment, I was put up in a nice hotel in Sydney with meals, taxis, etc all provided, and I arrived in Auckland at a civilised time, and still with half a day here today to explore. It's warm and sunny and this seems a relaxed sort of place, partly because of the large numbers of back-packers around in flip-flops and shorts.
My final few days in Hawai'i I did a bit more exploring on foot, but mainly sat around in the sun.
I haven't got any exciting New Zealand photos yet so I'm including taken in the Japanese gardens at Honolulu Airport - which helped me stay chilled when I wasn't sure what would be happening with the flights!
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