Tuesday, March 29, 2011

THURSDAY--MARCH 24, 2011

Leaving Greymouth this morning, we traveled through the mountains by way of Arthur’s Pass.  The very early departure in the darkness did not permit us to see much of the breathtaking mountainous views.  As I leave Christchurch by Qantas Airlines today, I fly first to Sydney, Australia, where I will board Jetstar Airlines at 6:00 pm.  Ironically, because of time zones, I will arrive in Honolulu, HA, on March 24, at 6:45 am after 9 hours and 45 minutes in the air.  I will arrive in Kahului, HA, on the island of Maui at 10:12 am on March 24, before heading toward my condo on the beach.  Although my travel agent was given a code to enter the door to my condo in January, the code had been changed with no notification.  So, after what seemed like two days of travel with little rest on the airplanes, I finally was able to enter.  What a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean I have from my sixth floor windows and lanai (screened balcony).  To the south, I can see the Island of Lana’i and to the north, I can see the Island of Moloka’i.

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