Hello from Hong Kong airport.

12 hours in and 12 to go before it's Aotearoa and I had to plug this lovely airport with its lovely free wi-fi.

It's a far cry from being herded like cattle in LA and finger-printed and corneally scanned then sat in a hideous vintage waiting room with floury apples to eat.

I also have to say Pirates of the Carribean 2 is a load of shite. It's just an excuse for a sequel and a badly realised one at that. Having said that Johnny is still hot and Orlando is still beautiful and Keira is still a rake.

Joyeaux Noel however is a beautiful flick about Germans, Scots and French troops putting down their weapons and having a Xmas together in 1914. Don't you just love those movies that make you bawl like a baby on a flight and so arrive at your destination looking even more puffy and retarded.

Still better than screaming like a baby which makes everyone else arrive looking the same. Sometimes infanticide aint such a bad thing.

Happy to report that the braised Lamb was quite tasty and that calories in the air don't count.

Choice.