Leaving Hong Kong

After 17 nights in Hong Kong, it was time to say good bye to Yo, who had managed to stick out the 2 and a bit weeks without going killing one of us. THANKS YO! Our intended destination is Lima, but we have to get there via Sydney, Auckland, Santiago, Arica and then Arequipa (both by bus,) which in total is going to take about 9-10 days. Woo. The flight out of Hong Kong was at 9.30pm local time, with 9 hours flight and 2 hours time difference from Sydney where we were off to next, where we thought we had a 27 hour wait at the airport before then going on to New Zealand, turns out we read our itinerary completley wrong and only had to wait for three. Magic! However, after being told we'd have transit accommodation for New Zealand, there was none, so we are currently in the 20th hour of a 24 hour stretch of kicking our heels around Auckland airport. We found a nice sofa to sleep on, the only thing that turned out to be 24 hour was a vending machine, and also the cleaners, who managed to keep their hoovers and floor polishers going right the way through the night. We met a French girl travelling to Hong Kong, so showing off our knowledge made us feel very important. She also had a guitar, and as I havn't managed to pick one up since I've been home, I was entertained for at least an hour.
We're about to start a 12 and a bit hour flight over the Pacific, where, due to time differences, we actually arrive in Santiago a good 4 and a bit hours before we leave Auckland. So that should be entertaining. All is well, and we are near the check in for our flight.
I'm not entirely sure when I'll get a chance to do the next blog, it may not be for a little while as there is lots of moving about to be done in the next week or so, but I'll try.