Claire is beginning a journey. She is flying by plane to many different places. Her flight leaves the airport from New Orleans at 6:00 am on February 3, 1998. Her first stop is Sydney, Australia. It is a 22 hour flight and she will have to change her watch when she gets there. Sydney is 8 time zones away and also on the other side of the International Date Line. She crosses this line while she is traveling westward toward Australia as she is crossing the Pacific Ocean.

What time and day is it when she arrives in Sydney?

After taking a few days rest and seeing some of the sites, Claire is ready to travel again. This time she is going to Yokohama which is located on the island country of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. Her flight leaves Sydney, Australia at 8:00 am on February 10, 1998. It is an 8 hour flight to Yokohama. Claire will only cross one time zone this time when flying over the Pacific to Japan.

What time is it in Yokohama when Claire's plane lands?

Claire arrives in Japan and is amazed at its beauty. Once again, she decides to stay and site see for a few days. On February 15, 1998 at 9:00 am, Claire is ready to leave Yokohama for Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is an extremely long flight of 20 hours and there will be 11 time zones that she will cross in the long flight over the Pacific Ocean. Claire will also be crossing the International Date Line again when she is flying east to Buenos Aires.

What time and day is it when she arrives in Buenos Aires?

When Claire arrives in Buenos Aires, she decides it is too hot and rainy there. She only stays long enough to catch up on some sleep and then she's off again. This time she is going north of the equator to Antwerp, Belgium. Her flight leaves at 8:00 am on February 18, 1998 from Buenos Aires for Antwerp. This is also going to be a long flight but this time Claire is crossing the Atlantic Ocean. The flight will be about 15 hours and Claire will change her watch 4 times when she finally reaches Antwerp.

What time is it when she arrives in Antwerp, Belgium?

Claire decides she wants to make one more stop before going home. She wants to see the place where lots of the world's oil comes from. So, she is going to Kuwait. It is once again a long flight of 8 hours to Kuwait. Claire will have to change her watch 3 times by the time she reaches Kuwait. Her flight leaves at 7:00 am on February 21, 1998 from Antwerp.

What time is it when she arrives in Kuwait City?

Claire is tired of traveling and wants to go home but she has to get on the plane one more time. She decides to stay in Kuwait city for a few days but then will return home. Her flight leaves Kuwait on February 26, 1998 at 9:00 am. It is a 13 hour flight to New Orleans and Claire has to change her watch again. This time she has to change her watch by 9 hours when she finally reaches New Orleans after crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

What time does Claire finally get home to New Orleans? How many days did Claire spend away from home and how many different time zones did she cross over the course of the trip?

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