Wednesday, September 15

After helping with morning milking and attending a funeral with my family I headed over Bronson's to meet with Jenny and catch a ride to MSP Airport for our flight at 5:30 pm. We had to rearrange some of our suitcases so that only one of the four would be overweight. Airport security was no problem and we boarded our flight to LA without too much waiting. On the flight we encountered some of the worst turbulence I have experienced, but I found it amusing and enjoyed it like a ride at ValleyFair. The only other noteworthy thing about that flight was getting to look down at the Grand Canyon as we flew over. Arriving in LAX airport we were given incomplete or incorrect directions by airport staff on how to make our connecting flight on Air New Zealand. We did not like the fact that you had to leave the secured zone of one terminal to find the bus to take you to the correct terminal and go through security all over again. There was little or no signage in the terminal showing where you were suppose to catch the bus. When we made it to the Air new Zealand check in counter the staff could not get Jenny's Visa information to match her passport making ot so we only had a couple minutes left before we were supposed to be at the gate. Hurried, we made it to the gate in time and boarded the big jet for our 14 hour flight accross the Pacific Ocean to Aukland, New Zealand.