My alarm was set for 7:20am to allow time for running and breakfast before a 10am checkout and 10:10am train. I could have wasted a bit more time and got a train 30 minutes later, but didn't seem worth the risk of a delay and missing the bag drop deadline.
For the morning run I didn't want to run on concrete again so crossed over to the opposite side of the road, which eventually turned off inland after 4km. My legs were a bit more tired after yesterdays longer run but still got through 11km.
Packing was a bit rushed as I kept finding more things I'd forgotten to account for, but just managed to squeeze everything into both backpacks. Getting down to the train station there was major issues on the southern line that I was planning to take to the bus interchange. Nothing seemed to be happening so I went across to the eastern line which also seemed delayed, but at least it seemed like a train was about to depart. In the end I was only about 10 minutes behind schedule getting to the airport.
The check-in area was empty, but when trying to do the last step of the bag drop my backpack placed in a container wouldn't move forwards onto the conveyor belt. I had to get a staff member to come over and do a manual override, so I hoped it would still make it to the other end.
Before going through security I stopped for a Tank juice in the small food court, probably like a smaller version of Boost juice. On to security and once again my passport failed to scan and I had to go into the manual line. That was still a quick process but the security check was very slow, so there was about 75 minutes until take off by the time I was waiting at the gate.
There was just enough time to eat some snacks and write up the notes for my last day before getting prepared for boarding. For this flight I didn't think I'd booked an exit row but maybe a row with extra leg room still. Unlike the previous flight this one actually had a business and premium category.
I was one of the last on the flight according to the announcements about which rows were allowed to board, except when I got to my seat almost everyone around me was already seated. The flight went pretty quick again with no delays. The meals again included a default vegetarian option which was macaroni cheese, but I didn't like getting another garlic bread roll instead of plain one.
After landing somehow my passport worked first time at the gate, but luggage was really slow like usual. For maybe the first time ever I walked straight on to a waiting Skybus, and because it was nearly peak afternoon time a train was only a few minutes away too. I arrived home at about 5pm Australia time, having left the hotel at 10am Auckland time or 8am Australia time.
Steps = 17,300 with 10.95 kilometres running
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