We're leaving tomorrow morning, and everything is coming together well. We just missed a bad weather episode in Chicago. Today they had about a foot of snow, which caused many of the flights to be canceled. The same weather event has messed up flights in the Northeast. I just hope all of the crap has worked itself out of the system by the time we are supposed to leave.
I just finished re-packing our tent, hiking boots, and trekking poles. I had to completely scrub down all of the items that had dirt on them, because I read that New Zealand has very strict biosecurity policies. Basically they are worried about soil contamination (hoof and mouth
disease, anthrax) and bringing in any seeds that may introduce non-native species.
Katie's Dad is picking us up tomorrow morning and taking us to the airport. We're finishing up packing and running around like crazy. It's going to be a crazy good 3 weeks.
///Mitch
2 comments:
Thanks for blogging this trip. Mama and I will be checking in every day. Carolyn
Mate, thanks for a very enjoyable and insightful blog! Loved your photographs - they're stunning.
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