Sitting in the 'Down Under' Cafe at the airport after an uneventful trip on the Naked Bus from Whangarei, driven impeccably by may favourite driver, Jonno.
Sat next to Sally, a Houhora-based remarkably youthful looking resident who informed me she had already had her 60th and was to be a great grandmother soon! Made me feel even younger than I feel after some maritime relaxation therapy (MRP). She was on her way to see her son in Sydney and brother in Surfers then home for three days to pack and move to Tauranga in order to live with her little sister and start (another) new life. Fascinating life story, ranging from backpacking in Greece in her late teens to working at the Kaitaia Orana Motor Inn in the 1970's (the very same run by Barry and Ruby a few years later!)
The conversation helped the time to pass and in less than 2.5 hrs we were in Downtown Auckland, arriving to a howling gale and horizontal rain... ahh the same old Auckland I remember fondly!
Waiting now to catch up with some family and friends before leaving to fly out about the same time as the Melbourne Cup horses will be thundering their way around Flemington...
Looking forward to seeing familiar faces in a few hours time.
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