Come fly with me...

Well today we had to turn in Fia T. And to be quite honest, it was a little hard. She has been a great travel companion and home-on-wheels. It was strange leaving. We took a shuttle to the airport, repacked our carry-ons a few times to meet weight restrictions (where did the extra come from? How will it be at the end?) and checked in. The security on domestic flights here is much easier than at home. A quick flight of about an hour had us back in Auckland and the smiling faces of Anita and Maurie. So good to see them. Back at 'home' we started some very needed laundry, petted Stripy the cat (boy he looks/acts like our cat) and went next door to have a real nice time of drinks and appetisers with Trevor and Libby, Maurie and Anita's friends who we met on our first pass. They too are great people and we had a very nice time talking of travels and such. We are so lucky. This evening we had another wonderful meal and wonderful conversation. And heart shaped chocolates on our pillows for Valentines Day. We feel truely loved and blessed.