To reach New Zealand from South America, Tyler first planned to have us fly from Santiago straight to Christchurch. “What about Tahiti?”, I asked. My grandmother had just returned from a New Zealand + Tahiti trip so the idea was fresh in my mind. How could we pass up an opportunity to visit the islands of French Polynesia when we were so close to them? Although ridiculously expensive to get there, the flight master managed to find a way using frequent flyer miles, once again.