We had planned to visit the Auckland Art Gallery today, but then we realized we were going to spend all of tomorrow inside – airports first, and then the plane. It might be a better idea to get some fresh air today. So that’s what we did. Nothing exciting – just walking around the city in shortsleeved shirts. It was lovely.

Oh yeah, we also packed our bags. After six weeks of travel, and several new items of merino wool clothing, it took a while to pack. But we’re all done now and having a quiet drink before walking over to dinner. We ate outside last night. It was “cold” enough that they lit the heaters. We were plenty warm. And the food was great too.

We’re all checked in for our flight tomorrow and ready to go. Our incoming plane is on the ground in Vancouver, getting ready to depart for Auckland in two and a half hours. Then it will take us back to the cold and snow.

We had a great time in New Zealand. We’ve been told more than once that there are a lot of Canadians visiting here this year. Why could that possibly be???