Hairy Tropical Thunderstorm in Singapore delayed our arrival there, and the take off, but a 100mph tail wind across Australia got us to Auckland in record time. In half an hour early - which was good, because 22 hours of flight is enough, in my humble opinion. NZ is a LONG WAY!!
Sarah thought Singapore was hot and humid.I agreed!
Collected at the airport, efficiently, by John and Rob, collected the car - again efficient, a smart little Toyota Corolla, and a slow drive across gorgeous grassland - dairy country - to Rotorua. We stopped en route at a Garden Centre for coffee, which could have been Percy Thrower's in Shrewsbury, except for the exotic vegetation on sale. The Flat Whites are very reviving, and Sarah has had several today.
Slept like a log, and woke to some strange sounding bird noises.
Today, Tuesday, has been volcanic pools and Maori culture in Rotorua. All in balmy early summer climate. The roses are out, the skies are blue, it's warm: probably shorts weather.
We can get cheap deals on the Rugby World cup too - everyone is still wearng All Black shirts. Lovely thing to bind a nation together.
Ah well, off to a afe on top of a mountain shortly. Then it's early bed.
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