December 28, 2025 - Bisbee AZ to Auckland NZ

Three flights today. 6:15 pm flight from Tucson to Phoenix so we were "wheels up" out of the driveway 2:15pm. A couple hour layover in Phoenix and then a flight to Los Angeles. A couple hour layover in LA and then the long 13 hour flight to Auckland, NZ. As usual we leave on a Sunday and arrive on a Tuesday since we cross the date line. We'll get the hour back when we return.

We had dinner on the plane and then a few hours sleep, then breakfast on the plane. Customs at Auckland and Deb (aka "Eco-Terrorist") got busted again by the sniffing dog for the apple she had just left on the plane. To be fair, Milo got busted as well since he had just disposed of his apple on the plane as well after they told us about the $400 fine.

Customs was fairly routine and we decided to drag the suitcases the three km to the hotel (JetPark Auckland) for exercise. We had a few hours nap and then dinner in the hotel. The NZ dollar is worth $0.58 USD so things are fairly reasonable. Then off to bed.