FAMILIAR FACESIt certainly doesn’t feel like you’re halfway around the world when your brother and his family pull up into your driveway. It was a bit surreal to see Jim’s 3rd oldest brother, Randy, wife Gayle and our niece Anna walking up to our flat here in New Zealand!
They flew into Auckland, and drove through the North Island a few days before arriving to Wellington. We had two-nights and 1 FULL day together in Wellington. We say it was a full day as we packed in the Botanical Gardens, town shopping, waterfront and beach walk, Parliament tour, cable car ride and the three highest city lookout points. They timed it right complete with a full moon and some of the best weather that Wellington can offer.
We gave them our best whirlwind tour of Wellington before they hopped on a ferry to the South Island on Good Friday. Good thing the ferries were running because much of the country is closed for Easter. (Holidays are done right in NZ as well as vacation with most people getting four weeks.)
Our family sure knew how to do their vacation right by celebrating Easter in the South Island city of Christchurch, before heading over to Wanaka and Milford Sounds. Rumor has it that Anna bunge-jumped. Perhaps we can upload a video of that if she sends one… hint, hint, nudge, nudge….
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