Last Stop, Auckland.

Auckland was a quick three-day stop, just enough time to say hi to Sam and Rach, and most of our friends. Blake had reached Auckland a couple of days before us, from Christchurch, where he had been doing the Coast to Coast race.

Fortunately Blake got to see more of Sam there, as he and Peter were Blake's support crew in the race across the South Island. It was a two-day event, including running, biking and kayaking - something that Blake and his old school friend, Rueben, had been wanting to do for years.

Fun at the park with Uncle Sam, Auntie Rach, Harry, Owen and Elsie.

 

 

The boys meet my friend Cat's girls

 

Then last day, we caught up with the old crew at a garden bar in Glenfield.

 

 

Everyone was just as awesome as ever, or maybe even a little bit more awesome.

 

 

Then it was sayonara once more and we were off on the gargantuan trip back to Switzerland, without a stopover. Horrible.

 

What a trip! It was so good to see all our families and friends, it's a shame Switzerland couldn't be a lot closer.