Itinerary

I got my Itinerary for the Ice... I leave Fresno on American Airlines at 6:30pm on 10/10 and will fly into LAX at 7:40pm. I have a 2 hour layover and then will be boarding a Qantas Flight at 9:30pm for a 12 hour and 30 min flight to Auckland, arriving at 6:10am on 10/12 and have a 2 hour layover to get though customs and get to the flight that takes me to Christchurch. I board that flight at 8:30am and will land at 9:50. For those of you adding it up that is 15 hours of flight time. with very minimal layovers to find my next flight, maybe in a different terminal and to go though customs along with everyone else going though customs. I am sure it will all work out just fine though. Raytheon booked the flights and they know how long everything should take to get places. I will have 2 days to sleep and get to know my fellow co-workers in Christchurch before I board the military cargo plane to fly down to the ice. That is somewhere between a 6 and 8 hour flight depending on the plane. Well I think that is it for now. I will post more as I get closer... I leave in 2 weeks from today, I am totally excited, but the reality of leaving Fresno and the people I know and care about is starting to set in... Although it is only 4 1/2 months down there It will definately be different.