Saying Good Bye
Tourist's in Paradise
The worst part about travel is saying goodbye to the places and people who have touched your life… The “Land of the Long White Cloud” and her people are no exception. While Kiwis may talk funny to some they talk a universal language of fun, adventure, and good spirits all rolled into one. A special place is New Zealand in a special part of the world. While it’s only been a week it really feels longer in the sense of everything we did. My blog covers only a fraction of our activities mostly due to time and not being a wordsmith.
While New Zealand has progressed and changed in many ways since I left 1974 the echoes of a time past remain true and clear and therefore the mood and feel of this place remain the same. A place with a little something for everyone, a place you can be yourself, a place I can see why many say is home…
It’s a slow drive from the Whangaparaoa Peninsula via Mission bay for lunch to the airport. Crossing the Harbor Bridge I get one last look at the City of Sails as Auckland is referred to sitting gracefully on the Waitamata Harbor.
We met up with my brother at the airport who will be travelling to Rarotonga with me. While it is hard to say farewell to New Zealand it is even harder to say adieu to my fellow traveler Janette who flies back to Sydney. Thank you Janette for putting up with me and my excited pace. You were the special secret ingredient that made New Zealand a true feast for the eyes, ears, soul and my heart…
New Zealand the Flower of our Heart's
Miss ya Kiwi land, you are the flower of my journey down under… well so far anyhow, look out Rarotonga here I come!
p.s I have been asked about the music we listened too on our journey through New Zealand it is “Chillout station (Part 5)-WEB” It was great driving music and will always be NZ to me… It may not work for you
Chillout Station 5
Paul Tombleson 
May 6, 2011 at 9:16 am
I wish I could sit and distance myself to ponder , you did a great job , very reflective . The music was great , I thought it was a NZ radio station, but again it was you orchestrating the mood. of course. I know it must be sad again to leave yet another beautiful island , your journey moves on. ….. I think I know why readers enjoy your tales, you traverse the globe as you reflect, think , laugh and eat. Now wonder you have to pay for the excess baggage, many companions…. many loves… bon voyage dear 🙂
May 12, 2011 at 11:12 am
Until we meet again…