At the airport ... again

We've had a pretty swift and busy first few days in the country. To catch everyone up to speed:

• Got into Auckland, stayed two nights at City Garden Lodge in Parnell. Rode the Link bus (which uses Adblue!) to our content.
• Caught the ferry to Waiheke Island, a 8,000 pop. community in the harbor. There we stayed with Mercedes' (our friends' in Portland) godmother Helga and daughter Moana. We enjoyed an Olive Festival and a few tramps around the island, including one to a place called 'Stoney Batter'.
• Headed back to Auckland yesterday to stay at the City Garden again. Had a nice dinner at Queen's Ferry Inn with a few Monteiths and Tuis to compliment.

And now we're at the domestic terminal about to board for Christchurch on the South Island. Hopefully we'll have better ability to post pics and videos from there.

A note of congrats to Megan and Jon on the birth of Samantha Jean on Sunday! Everyone is happy and healthy. Yes, Janwyn and I are officially and Auntie and Uncle now!