Holiday Travel

I am heading back to the States for the holidays.  It is a long journey, but it will be great to get there.  I ended up getting to airport 3 hours before my flight and am glad I did so.  I found out during check-in that I was not able to pay for my overweight bag there at the counter.  I had to go down to the Domestic terminal to the Qantas counter, pay for the bag, then return to the Air New Zealand counter to get my tickets.  Fortunately, I was able to get a window seat though.  That was the main reason I checked in so early, but it worked out well for everything.   I have a 6 hour layover in Auckland, NZ which is where I am now.  All I will get to see here is out the windows in the airport.  I then have two more layovers – LA and Phoenix – before I arrive home.