Go east, young man!

Here we are on the west coast of Canada after an interesting trip. Fortunately the time in the air was totally uneventful, but getting onto the plane was marred by 'technical' gliches. In Brisbane it was the conveyor belt for the luggage that wasn't working so that delayed check-in.
In New Zealand, we found they were experiencing problems with fuel supply and only loaded enough fuel to get us to Noumea, where we then sat on the tarmac in the plane for an hour while they refueled the plane. (It felt like one 5L container at a time).
This diversion added a further delay by significantly increasing the distance flown between NZ and Canada. But here we are safe and sound and that's the main thing. We are sitting at the table in central heating having a cuppa and a chat with Lief. (Chris's older son). Tomorrow is a rest day before we hit the road with our friend Chris heading to the mountains.

The photo here shows us at the Auckland airport outside the Kiwi Discovery shop.

Seen today: Lots of ocean; 2 malamute pups at the Vancouver airport; aeroplane food.