The Third leg is completed 1/30/11

The second leg is finished. 23 hours after it started but because we crossed the international date line we lost a day. Flight over was smooth on a 777 with a full service bar and in-seat entertainment. Food was great and in sufficient quantity. Seating on the plane was 3 rows of 3. Nan was against the window and I was in the middle of 3. Night was long as a rather large person spent most of the night encroaching on my seat space. Funny thing was Nan had the same experience. Wanted to do lunch in Brisbane but energy began to wane so we just went to a series of shops outside the airport. When we returned to the airport and went through security my reputation must have preceded me as I was whisked away from my wife to be patted down and abused once again, only this time by a pleasant elderly gentleman who seemed to approach his position in life with great enthusiasm and no rubber gloves. Few more ours and we leave for New Zealand. We board at 5:20 pm on January 30th and arrive in Auckland at midnight. 3 hour flight but another time zone change. Looking forward to a shower and sleeping in a bed, this time just the two of us.