Day 1 and 2: The Journey to New Zealand

The journey to the future, I mean Queenstown, New Zealand:
28 hours
3 planes
2 - almost heart attack’s getting to our plane for Melbourne with 1 minute before the doors closed.
6 coffees to stay awake
2 bottles of wine when we arrived (what? we shared with Mandy and Johan...)
And a 19 hour time change

Well worth the trip already, it’s gorgeous here!


The prep work for our first adventure in left side of the road driving. Johan and Malia both had to do so deep breathing and mental imagery to get that car moving. Look at those trees changing colors in front of us! 


Here’s where the bottles of wine came in... the Boat Shed Cafe on the shores of Lake Wakatipu.


Not a bad place to start


Mandi and Johan flew through Sydney, we flew through Melbourne. But, we’re all here now and ready for this great adventure. 

Three Americans and a Swede Round 3: New Zealand and Australia


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