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Back From The Other Side Of The Globe

March 11, 2005

The trip began with a flight from New York to Los Angeles and then on to Auckland, New Zealand. The eighteen hours of flight took us from 40° 45 minutes North latitude 73° 59 minutes West longitude (New York) to 36° 51 minutes South latitude 174° 46 minutes East longitude (Auckland, NZ) -- nearly 9,000 miles from home. All in all, the trip included five long flights and twelve nights at sea. Below is a table showing the stops along the way with their latitude, longitude, and distance from home.

Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Auckland
Part 3 - Wellington and South
Part 4 - Milford Sound, Tasmania, Melbourne and Sydney
Part 5 - The Sapphire Princess
Photo gallery pictures from Zealand 2005 trip

Date Location Latitude Longitude Miles from home

02/19/2005 New York, NY 40° 45' N 073° 59' W 65
02/19/2005 Los Angeles, CA 34° 00' N 118° 12' W 2,444
02/23/2005 Auckland, New Zealand 36° 51' S 174° 46' E 8,852
02/25/2005 Wellington, New Zealand 41° 16' S 174° 47' E 8,984
02/26/2005 Christchurch, New Zealand 43° 37' S 172° 43' E 9,143
02/27/2005 Dunedin, New Zealand 45° 49' S 170° 37' E 9,292
02/27/2005 Off SW tip of New Zealand 45° 56' S 166° 21' E 9,491
02/28/2005 In Fiordland, New Zealand 45° 46' S 166° 38' E 9,474
03/03/2005 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 42° 53' S 147° 20' E 10,354
03/05/2005 Melbourne, Australia 37° 51' S 144° 56' E 10,386
03/06/2005 Between Melbourne & Sydney 38° 55' S 147° 48' E 10,262
03/07/2005 Sydney, Australia 34° 00' S 151° 12' E 9,961
03/07/2005 Los Angeles, CA 34° 00' N 118° 12' W 2,444
03/08/2005 New York, NY 40° 45' N 073° 59' W 65