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June 28, 2017 – Christchurch to Auckland to Houston to Tampa

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It’s a simple plan – get up, finish packing, have breakfast, turn in the car, ride to the airport, board a series of planes.   What could go wrong?   Well, nothing really went wrong, so much as slightly awry. We woke before the alarm and had lots of time for a last breakfast with the laid-back morning news as background.   We each brought home a package of Marmite, in case our kids hadn’t had the experience, cleaned up the kitchen, and went back down the hall to finish backing.   This is the first time I’ve ever had to sit on a suitcase to close it!! As we’re leaving we meet the new resident coming in.   He asks how we’re getting to the airport!   We figure he must have been dropped off at the end of the driveway and speculate on how he plans to get around without a car! Alumni House - Canterbury - B&B And such a beautiful aroma! We think it should take fifteen minutes to get to the rental-car office and we’ve got a screen shot of the route.   Piece of