Rain, Runways and reality!

Three months of wandering has finally come to a close, the last day in Paris prepared us for our homecoming(weather wise at least). Temperatures dropped, wind ripped up the Rue de Clichy, and Rain fell..

As the wanderers one more time braved the elements in search of one last treasure… that was after finally finding a hairdresser to give us one final tidy up before returning to home shores… the blow waves were certainly an unnecessary addition to the process as within minutes the were washed and blown away!

The final evening was spent with final admin and packing, and Trudi entertaining her latest friend Bert…not as planned, cocktails on the nearby rooftop terrace (due to the weather bomb hitting Paris) …

And as the old saying goes…all good things must come to an end..

Luggage overload…taxi to the international airport at 7am Wednesday, first 12 hour flight to Singapore with changeover to a 10 hour flight to Auckland …gaining a few hours time zone and touching down on home soil at 10.30 pm Thursday night!

Dan was there to meet us (and bags) and we arrived at Sue’s house at 12.30 pm (after a 30 minute traffic jam on the harbour bridge at midnight) welcome back to Auckland madness!

Friday passed in a jet lagged blur…of collecting cars, grocery shopping, each wanderer unpacking, at respective abodes, washing and for me….family time, babies and Tyler time…

So for now…it’s settling back into the real world! Thank you to Trudi’s friends who have come in this journey with us…I won’t tag her in all my stories moving forward (and bombard you with my future wanderings) …. but you are welcome to continue travelling the world with me anytime….