April 6, 2011
Crikey! This has been a grueling travel day. We were up at 5:30, on the bus at 6:30, and at the airport by 7:30 for a 9:30 flight to Auckland, New Zealand. A 2 ½ hour flight and a two hour time change and we landed in the country where each new day begins for the world. We then loaded on a bus for a three hour ride to the town of Rotorua. Travel days are always a challenge, but today seems to be one of the worst…of course, our last supper in Sydney with Bren and Rob and a few “nite caps” may be contributing to a portion of our discomfort.
We are on the north island of NZ and the countryside is very pretty – rolling hills, dairy and horse farms, and lots of trees. The weather is cooler and the countryside reminds us of Wisconsin, with a few more tropical plants. We arrived at our hotel and went right to dinner – choice of salmon or a chicken breast stuffed with feta and blueberries – both of which were wonderful. We were in our room by 9:00, handwashed a few things, and enjoyed a much softer bed than we found in our hotel in Sydney.
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