Philosophical thought: to get to the best of places you need to pass through the worst of places. So here I am at Heathrow airport. After crawling through the Friday evening rush hour traffic, I have arrived to be told that the flight is delayed by 2 hours! Let’s hope things get better.
Tonight will be spent at Hotel Quantas, the plan for subsequent nights is:
3 – 6 November Singapore
7- 10 November Perth
11-12 November Alice Springs
13 November Ayers Rock
14-16 November Melbourne
17 November Canberra
18-21 November Sydney
22-25 November Cairns
26-27 November Auckland
28-29 November Rotorua
30 Nov – 1 Dec Wellington
2 December Blenheim
3 December Christchurch
4 December Fox Glacier
5- 7 December Queenstown
8 December Omarama
9 December Christchurch