After three weeks of living out of a suitcase and reminding mum what it was like to have my mess scattered all over the house it was finally time for me to head out to Auckland to join Chris.
I was really pleased that Mike was fit enough to join me and mum on our trip to the airport, it meant a lot to me. I had been dreading saying goodbye for weeks and it was just as difficult as I had expected. I was really lucky to have Chris’ mum and dad come to the airport to see me off too, and to be honest, it made the goodbyes a little bit easier as they stayed with me for a bit after mum and Mike left. I will have to take Chris’ mum to the airport more often as she made for the easiest trip through airport security I have ever had – we were chatting for so long that I was the final person of the day to go through security and they were all waiting for me!! Thankfully there was still plenty of time before the plane was called for boarding.
After 3 flights and over 24 hours of travelling I finally made it to the other side of the world. I caught the SkyBus into town and met Chris outside his work. We then caught another bus which took us to our beautiful house in Titirangi. There was even some Lindt chocolate waiting for me in the fridge – thanks Chris! We had a wee walk to the shop to get an ice-cream and had a chat with our neighbour, Steve, who seems really friendly. After all my travelling I was desperate to get some sleep and managed to fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow! Unfortunately the sleep was short-lived as Chris managed to press the ‘PANIC ALARM’ next to the bed, which looks exactly like a light switch!!
The picture below shows the sunrise, as viewed from our spare bedroom. Taking bookings now!
Glad you arrived safe Gemma x