the most complicated thing about getting the flight back home to auckland was how to take the hire car back as that involved a mini bus trip from the drop off point back to the airport.
in the end we parked up at the airport, checked in our suitcases and got our boarding passes, then i took the car back
only i had to find somewhere to fill it up with petrol before we returned it which turned in to a bit of a tiki tour round the local villages
but all was good in the end and we had a very relaxing saturday morning sitting in the koru business lounge reading the weekend papers and dining on a light buffet and refreshments.
it was a gorgeous day and kezia had a window seat. this is what she saw going by below us
our bags were nearly the first off the plane thanks to my frequent flyer card so that made for a hasty get away and drive back home in time to drop our bags off and then head back in to town for after tea with two families from work
so all in all a very nice holiday. seems like a distant memory now though of course
here are a couple of choice excerpts from the christchurch newspaper i was reading in the lounge before we got on our plane
quality stuff.
