CHRISTCHURCH to AUCKLAND (CHC-AKL) on QF 737-300 with business seats

With the sun having set while we were on the ground in Christchurch the flight is in darkness. A fairly significant period of turbulence over the North Island started just after I got a full cup of coffee - cue fast slurping of the hot drink while frantically trying not to spill any on myself or seatmate.

We arrived slightly early to end a day of flying. The next day I took a further 6 flights, including some of the same ones as flown today, attracting many deja vue comments from crew, lounge staff, security folk and ground staff. It felt good to have a couple of stress free flying days after months where it seemed every other Qantas domestic flight was either delayed, cancelled or diverted.