HKG to AKL

I was up early and eating the hotel breakfast. I left just after 8am and caught the tram to the Peak Tram. Somewhere around here I noticed that we were under a typhoon warning, due to come in later today.

There were only a few other people so we had a pleasant journey to the top.

Once at the top, I battled the consumerism and found the free look out point for great views.

I caught the tram down and found the whole waiting hall full of people - I timed it well.

I the caught the tram back to the mid levels escalator and walked around the markets that I had missed yesterday. I then walked along the main shopping street, popping a few shops along the way.

Once I was done, I caught the tram back but got off early and walked through the shops and markets of Wan Chai.

I stopped and got some lunch which I ate in the room. At 2 pm I checked out and headed to the train station. The journey to the airport took about 1.5 hours.

After a little wait, I checked in and cleared security and immigration and then made my way to the lounge.

After some snacks and drinks and a shower, I headed to the gate. We boarded on time and they played the safety video… then the captain told us that the whole of air traffic in the area was a mess because of the typhoon and we had a major delay.

We sat on the tarmac for 2 hours and eventually took off, touching down in NZ an hour and a half before my connecting flight!Read more