Bags are in Auckland!

YEAH!  YIPPEE!  Our luggage is in Auckland, certainly on target to be delivered to LuggageFree's agent in Auckland by Jan 3rd.  LuggageFree assured us their agent there would hold it until Jan 9th and deliver it to the ship.

That's it on the luggage tracking!  

We're now 4 days away from departure and have our "take with" bags all packed.  The newspapers' stop and restart have been scheduled.  Our bank and credit card company have been notified of our trip so we won't have trouble using ATM or credit card during our trip.  The refrigerators are almost completely empty of any food that would spoil should there be an extended power outage.  We have one more meal for here then will eat out.

rf

Luggage in the Land of Grass Skirts!

WHEW! It's fun to follow our luggage as it makes its way to Auckland!  It is now in Honolulu!  And, most importantly, it is still on target to be in Auckland before we are!

Had we thought about Hawaii as a possible connecting point, we may have asked Regent to route us through there.  We would stay-over a couple of days and visit my sister!

rf

Luggage is now in Memphis

Luggage Free shipped our bags through Fedex and supplied us with a tracking number!  Just checked the status and found they are currently in Memphis, Tennessee, that is!  They are scheduled to arrive in Auckland before we leave here!  This is goodness!

rf

Bags are on their way!

Bags are packed, (they've been packed for a week!) and waiting to be picked up!

WHEEE!  The bags are on their way to Auckland!  American Expediting, representing LuggageFree picked them up right on schedule around 9:30! 

Luggage Free will be sending us a tracking number a little later today then, we'll be able to follow them as they wing-it to Auckland!!

rf

Now less than 11 days!

We're now down to less than 11 days before we leave home on Jan 3rd!  Our big bags are packed and ready for pick-up the day after Christmas!  We're shipping them from home to the ship using a company named LuggageFree, NO, it is not free (oh but I wish!) but it keeps us free of luggage handling in the airports!
rf