AKL-to-EDI

Nearly 40 hours in transit from the time I left Panmure, Auckland on Sunday 5.30am, to touching down at the airport in Edinburgh, Scotland. AKL-SYD-SIN-LON-EDI.

I woke up on Saturday at 5.00am to finish the ‘UP DA WAHS’ mural with Siar in Panmure, helped set up the celebration for the new exhibition ‘Blank Canvas’ at The Good The Bad at 11am, spent some QT with my daughter at 3pm, before watching the Warriors finals game at the Panmure Tavern with friends at 7pm. That was the day done.

Bacon and eggs for breakfast by the mural after an early start.
Celebrating the new exhibition at The Good The Bad titled ‘Blank Canvas’.
Gonna miss this kid while I’m away.

From 9.30pm that night I started getting myself sorted for the trip on Sunday, which meant sorting things at Books & Pieces and the gallery while I’m away, making stickers, packing luggage, washing and drying at 2am, finish packing luggage, apply for a UK visa which I never knew about until I checked in online….

Last minute washing and drying

I sat down at 3.30am, set my alarm for 4.30am and fell asleep for 1 hour. Thankfully I woke up, got dressed, fed my sourdough starter and packed some breakfast, then the shuttle arrived to go to the airport. What a full-on day. I didn’t expect to be cutting things so tight….

I really like international flight meals.
Carpet pattern at Changi International Airport in Singapore.
I slept for over half the 14 hour flight from Singapore to London.