On to New Zealand Today

 

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Tabasco Sauce, making scrambled eggs taste better around the world.

 

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Our in room porter placing our bags outside the room door. Not really. Ms. Forgets Our Vitamins did it again, only today they were in her luggage which was packed and outside our door. With the world’s slowest known hotel elevators it was a quick retrieval. Why is it on the days I ask if she has the vitamins, she does have them, but on the few days I forget to ask her, she has forgotten them. Are we a perfectly matched pair or what? Or maybe we are perfectly mismatched pair. Perplexed Bob.

 

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Troy, we will miss you.

 

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All the Australian money we had left.

 

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Into the charity box at the airport it goes.

 

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Our last glimpse of Australia was remarkably similar to our first glimpse five weeks ago.

 

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Another great Qantas meal.

 

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Hot tea and an ice cream bar. it doesn’t get any better than this. Every day I tell myself I am going to have to stop eating so much. If Linda can do it why can’t i? Fat and Puzzled Bob.

 

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The coast of New Zealand. More adventure awaits.

 

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The view from 21 stories up.

 

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I wonder if it is things like this that account for my ever expanding waistline?

 

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Why we travel.

Comments

  1. AbrahamOctober 5, 2016 at 6:52 PM

    What an interesting blog post! Your entertaining writing style is what I particularly enjoyed. You certainly seem to be enjoying travelling. I do hope you continue to document all of your travels this way. I'm very pleased you have had a great time in Australia, and New Zealand on first impressions looks fantastic! Be sure to update again soon.

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