No matter what route you take…
Dress appropriately.It may be warm down south but it is cold up north.
( AKA : Be prepared to stand around for 24 hours looking stupid wearing nothing but the clothes on your back because all the great survival equipment burned / sank with the wreckage. )
If you are flying the coast over water wearing a zipped up dry suit is the way to go. ( trust me you will not have time to zip it up on the way down! )
Have fun take photos.