the last day

Today we flew from Wellington back up to Auckland in preparation for our flights home tomorrow. I can't believe this was our last day. This trip went SO fast... and it really wasn't very much time to try and see a whole country, although it sounded like a lot of time in theory. That said, I feel like I managed to see a lot. And I really, truly enjoyed every minute of it. This has been a fantastic experience, both because of the place I visited and because of the way I did it. I'm so glad I've traveled on my own a little... I proved to myself that I can do it and enjoy it, and that's an excellent thing to know.

On the upside, I am VERY excited to come home to Connor and the kittens.

Turns out, Auckland is as warm as it was when I left it more than 2 weeks ago. We stepped onto the plane in Wellington in wind and rain and stepped off it in Auckland to warmth and sunshine. I bet Mom wishes she'd been along for the Northern bit of the trip. We checked into our lovely B&B, then took a long walk around Parnell, a suburb of Auckland where we're staying. We walked down to the harbor, through a park and an old graveyard, up to Parnell Street, where we had a VERY yummy farewell dinner.

Now just trying to finish up putting the pictures up and organize for the LOOOOOONG flight ahead.