Waiting at the Wellington Airport

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

We have made it to the airport and have to wait for 1 1/2 hours for our flight. We had to do a bit of reorganizing to avoid paying $180 overage for luggage weight. They allow you so much weight in total rather than number of luggage pieces. We also found out that we had to pay $25 each in taxes. Everything else went well. Deb did have to have her bags checked for explosive material and get scanned. We will relax and play some cards while we wait to board. Then a quick overnighter in Brisbane. It looks like the hurricane will not be heading that direction but still could cause us some problems with the flight path back to the states.

We arrived in Brisbane fine and took the train to our hotel which was downtown. We settled in and then walked down to the South Bank for dinner. This area is very artsy and has a university in the midst of it. The World Expo was there a few years ago so there has been development with arbor walkways, a huge ferris wheel, a large pagoda which was closed. the arts center, and many restaurants and shops. We ate on the patio by the river. The bridges are all lit and there are many flowering trees. As we walked we also passed a manmade pool that had sandy beaches put in around it. There were several pools which were divided by walkways and foot bridges. A beautiful evening.