Kaitaia... To Christchurch

Well... It's 8am and I'm ready to go... Pack on my back and waiting
for  my friend to pick me up to take me to the airport.
I'm going to Christchurch where the weather is definitely cooler...
Then to Sydney where the weather is much warmer...
So clothes for all seasons.
Also my pack has four kilos of beautiful Manuka
Honey for my daughter in Sydney...
And organic face cream and sunblock and olive oil soap...
From Viola Organics in Whangarei.
For some reason it's much easier to buy
in New Zealand than Australia.

I've packed up my bus... Disconnected the batteries...
Turned off the LPG... And all those things
that need doing to leave it for 6 weeks.
It's parked safely at a friend's place...
In her paddock...

There are only two planes a day from Kaitaia...
One at 9am the other at 5.15pm.
They are quite small planes...
One seat each side of the aisle...
No overhead lockers...
No room for hand luggage!

But we arrived in Auckland... It's a 40 minute flight...
No flight attendants... Just sit and enjoy the view.

Then off to Christchurch... The earthquake city...
Where the temperature dropped and I was very glad I had a jacket.
But it's great to be here, staying with friends...
Part of a family of six, plus people coming and going.