Departure Day...

Tuesday morning, and Joan has done her morning run, and I have done my morning walk to Achilles Point in St. Heliers. We are packed--almost. Joan will have one last swim, and after lunch we will call the discount taxis that do a reasonable fare to the airport.

We need reading material for the long hauls we face on the plane. We have rejected stealing books from the well-stocked bookshelves of our (absent) hosts, and yesterday we failed to bargain successfully for two second-hand books from a stall at a big flea/craft market. ("How much for the two?" " $12" "I'll give you $10" "No" "Then forget it."). So we shall have to see what the bookshop here in St. Heliers has to offer.

For food in St. Heliers we recommend highly the carry-out hamburgers from Rockfire.

And the Auckland bus service is excellent--buy day tickets. And use The Link.

This post is really just a place-marker, and my usual anxiety level prior to long journeys precludes any attempts at wit. It is just that this is our last day here in New Zealand, and I thought I should take note of it. We left Washington on December 1--arrived here on December 3. We leave Auckland on February 2 and arrive in Washington in the waning evening hours of February 2.

Off for a final walk..

Posted by David on Tuesday February 2, 2010