Travel and Accomodations I made it! I had to fly from Minneapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth to L.A. to Aukland, NZ, to Christchurch, but I made it. The plane rides were uneventful (as the good ones are) and I slept lightly on the first three, then watched a bunch of movies and read on the international flight. The food was really good for airplane food; Quantas is a really nice airline. It is only 11 a.m. and I am checked into The Devon B&B (http://www.thedevon.co.nz/). I stayed here last time and it is an excellent little place. Since last year they made a bunch of improvements, putting private bathrooms into their rooms and making it look nicer. Their breakfasts are delicious; they serve a variety of fresh fruit, cold cereal, yogurt, amazing toast, and scrumptious eggs,
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