The Return

On Thursday 8 September 2022 it was bye bye Brisbane and welcome  back to One Tree Point, New Zealand.

We didn't land  in Auckland until late Thursday night and it was dark and chilly when we finally landed at Whangarei, the last flight of our holiday adventures.

We did a bit of unpacking and tasks  to get the house a bit opened up before getting to bed around 11.30pm.   We heard on the late BBC news that the Queen was being cared for by doctors at Balmoral Castle and her children were flying in. It didn't sound good.

We woke up to hear the news of the Queen's death. The end of an era.

It was a glorious day so we took a walk around the local beach paths.

We've had a fantastic holiday catching up with family and friends.

 

We've taken 17 flights, 7 ferry rides, 20 train rides, 22 bus rides and we were fortunate to not get Covid, we never lost our luggage and didn't have a single flight cancelled. 

We've met wonderful down to earth people, shared experiences and laughter -  often when we weren't speaking the same language!  

Thank you to all our friends and family that put us up, showed us the sights and made our journey so special 💓

I wonder when our next overseas adventure will be?   

We'll keep you posted and in the mean time bring on spring and summer.