Days 69 to 70: Wellington to Auckland to Fiji

While it would have been nice joining the others who were driving up to Auckland, I was pretty pleased to be flying out of wellington airport (or the Middle of Middle Earth, as it says in huge letters on the outside of the terminal as we set off along the runway...). How else would I have been able to eat a raspberry and white chocolate muffin beneath a huge gollum model hung creepily over the departure lounge?

It's lovely to be back in Auckland to see Em for the lays time in most likely two years. What an emotional last couple of days! I found myself mocking back over photos of the last three months and with the right background music, I'm definitely fighting back some tears. Less than a week to go now!

For my final night we ate Mexican then headed out to a Macs bar in Kingsland decked out like an old library for ginger beer, a stunning view over the city and Eden park stadium and a discussion about the pros and cons of NZ vs UK. Oh and pulling out some last em and Claire selfies and a final rendition of Drunk In Love. Had to be done.

At the airport ready to fly out to Fiji I was lucky to bump into Georgina and Sonja from the NZ trip who were off to Australia and a final hilarious encounter with the silent German Ninja, as Matthias has come to be known...

Landing in Fiji, the first thing I feel is the heat and I know I'm going to have a great next couple of days (I tried to ignore the leaflet that basically told me I will get Dengue Fever...).