For Eric Munro, it is all the way to Serbia.
The 20-year-old University of Otago medical student is one of two goalies named in the 13-strong New Zealand under-20 team which will contest the world men's junior water polo championships in Belgrade in August.
It is great opportunity for Munro and he will have to do a lot more than just float about. The New Zealand team is heading to Montenegro for a crucial training camp in mid-July.
It is an important opportunity for the team to develop some combinations and for players to press for starting spots.
''A lot will depend on that training camp and our performances there,'' Munro said when asked if he expected to be the starting goalie.
The inaugural national under-21 championships are being held in Auckland the week the New Zealand team leaves, so that will also be a good opportunity for Munro to press his claims and develop his game awareness.
Water polo is very much a minority sport in New Zealand and, with just one club in Dunedin, Munro does not spend as much time playing as he would like.
The only regular competition he gets is during the tri-series between Otago, Southland and Christchurch.
''While I've been down here I haven't had that much game time,'' the transplanted Aucklander said.
''That has made it hard. There has been a lot of team training and individual training.
''Not only am I not getting the time on the ball but it means that more of my sessions are just hard work.''
Munro was introduced to the sport while attending intermediate in Auckland. He joined the Otago Water Polo club when he moved to Dunedin three years ago for university.
He is in his third year of a medical degree and will ''miss quite a lot of class''.
He will not be humping text books overseas with him, though.
''A lot of it is online these days. That makes it quite a bit easier, so I can watch lectures and things over there.
''And the med school has been really good in terms of helping me to catch up when I get back as long as I don't fall too far behind.''
