Sunday, September 30, 2007

Sweatshirts and shoes and jeans…..oh my!

Less than two weeks before we leave for more than a month.

I wake up at night counting outfits, trying to mix and match. We’re trying to do this month long adventure with just carry on luggage. I think I can do it. It will be a challenge considering the diverse weather conditions we will experience – spring in New Zealand and summer in Fiji. But, during the NZ trip, we are planning a helihike. That will require some pretty warm clothes!

My mother says I can’t do it. My sister says I’m taking too much. I’m down to 6 pair of shoes (5 if you count the pair I’ll wear on the plane)….

I think I can, I think I can……

Our Itinerary

This is the "short" version of our itinerary.

We'll update from stops along the way.

We leave DFW on Friday, October 12th for LA. Visit good friends and leave LA late on October 13th. We head for Fiji, change planes there and in Auckland and arrive in Wellington the evening of October 15th.

On October 17th we take the ferry from Wellington, on the North island, to Picton, on the South island. From Picton we drive around the South island till November 3rd.

On the 3rd we fly to Rotorua on the North island, spend a few days there and then drive to Auckland and stay with cousin Barbara.

On November 7th we fly to Nadi, Fiji. On November 8th we start a 4 day cruise around the Yasawa islands in Fiji, then spend a couple of nights at a beach hotel in Fiji.

We leave Fiji late the night of November 13th and arrive back in DFW via LA a few hours before we left Fiji.