Packed and Ready

19 days until lift-off. The weather has been pretty cold and we are looking forward to being in a warmer place for a few weeks, visiting family & friends, catching some fish, digging some tui tuis and making fritters...we're almost there. Had a message from Air New Zealand the other day about "a change in flight times". Fearing the worst, we called and were told that our connecting flights (UAL) had shifted an hour or less both coming and returning. It had no effect on our arrival in Aukland or our return to SFO. As I have previously mentioned, we have been packed (and repacked) for some time. We have only to pick up some last minute contraband for the care and feeding of the NZ natives (Carey's Toffee, Maple Syrple, etc.). More and more as the days tick by.