13th September 2007 – a very long day… (crossing the international date line)
This is literally turning in to the longest day of my life as I crossed the international time line (from west to east), and therefore went back a day. Let’s see if I can work this out….
5:00, 13th September 2007
Woke in Palmerston North, New Zealand, taxi to the train station for the 6:20 to Wellington.
Elapsed Time = 0 hours
8:20, 13th September 2007
Arrived Wellington
Elapsed Time = 3.33 hours
9:00, 13th September 2007
Arrived Wellington Airport for 12:30 flight
Elapsed Time = 4 hours
12:30, 13th September 2007
Take off for Auckland.
Elapsed Time = 7.5 hours
13:30, 13th September 2007
Arrived Auckland.
Elapsed Time = 8.5 hours
17:55, 13th September 2007
Take off from Auckland for Los Angeles
Elapsed Time = 13 hours
10:45, 13th September 2007
Arrive at Los Angeles, Airport after a 12 hour flight
Elapsed Time = 25 hours
13:15, 13th September 2007
Take off from Los Angeles, bound for JFK, New York
Elapsed Time = 27.5 hours
21:35, 13th September 2007
Land at JFK, New York.
Elapsed Time = 33 hours
Note: This has all happened on one day – 13th September 2007. This is because I crossed the international date line west to east
Total travel time = 33 hours. There was also the first 5 hours of the day (when I was asleep), and nearly 2.5 hours of the day left after landing… therefore add in another 7.5 hours and this give a 40 hour day…..
