Today I am in New Zealand, tired after a long day of travel yesterday, but happy to be here. During my short 3 days that remain I hope to catch up with at least some of the many people that I would love to see while here. Things went wonderfully smooth throughout all of my travels, from checking in many bags on a one-bag flight without any extra charges or problems and being able to check them right through to Auckland from Brisbane, to having a hotel room and meals supplied for me by the airline because of the delayed flight, and then being upgraded to business class on my flight to New Zealand. Now, if only I could get some sleep.