Flight to Melbourne

First flight of the day.
Up at 3:10 a.m. on Feb 15. In the taxi by 3:40, airport by 3:59.
It took us nearly an hour just to check in, Air New Zealand has automated the whole process to the point that it is nearly impossible to get help, and nearly everyone seems to need help for international flights.
Once checked in, through customs and onto our airplane Florence fell asleep really quickly. I thought she would sleep through me going to the washroom but she did not.
Overall she did really well and we all survived and no one on the plane hated us.Read more