Back from where we started!

Friday was a day where we drove in and out of rain, but more sunny periods.

It’s interesting driving through all these small towns. Rather than having picnic areas along the highway in the countryside, most towns have a sign directing you to public toilets. There also may or may not be a park associated with them.

All too soon we were back to Auckland. Our hotel was about 15 minutes from the airport. It was raining hard when we arrived. Fortunately they had a covered area we could pull in to where we could unload. We emptied the car so we could repack for our flight on Saturday. Lots of challenges trying to even out the two suitcases and two day packs to be within the tighter guidelines flying domestic with Air New Zealand. We came in just under the threshold!