Preparing for New Zealand Sept 1 - 9, 2010

We left Grapevine on the morning, early morning, very early morning on the 1st and hot footed it to Hemet.  We made it to Van Horn, Texas on the first day and then to Blythe, CA on the second day.  This left us with only 150 miles of the 1367 total miles so Friday was an easy day.  We had made arrangements to have the 5th wheel delivered to the RV park for us so it was an easy set up. 

The reason for coming back to Hemet early is that we need the time to make sure everything is ready for our trip to New Zealand.  We are leaving September 29, 2010 from LAX and will arrive in Auckland on the 1st of October.  We have rented a Campervan and will be touring the three islands for six months, returning on April 1, 2011.

The most important item that had to be taken care of is visas for New Zealand.  We had sent off the applications shortly after crossing the border into the US but it was returned because we sent them too much money.  Go figure.  We made the corrections, reapplied and waited.  Fortuntely all was good as the visas arrived yesterday.  We are good to go.

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1 comment:

eddie said...

Hey rod and cathy
It was great visiting with you. You have a safe trip and will be watching for your return. Have fun.