Five and a half weeks, and we are still on schedule.

A Cockatoo saying goodbye.

One last boat race.

Our last afternoon in Auckland we spent taking a ferry over to Devonport and walked around.  Then we finished packing, went to bed early, got up and headed to the airport.  Return our third rental car for this trip to the Auckland Airport Rental cars by  

The moon over Devonport in Auckland

11 AM.  In line for our 2:15 trip to Fiji,  until the lady in front of us started sounding exasperated, because her son had texted her that the flight had been canceled.  (The original plan was for us to fly from Auckland to Fiji, 6 hour layover, and then fly on to LA, and Portland.)  When we got up to the desk, the agent said that because we had a continuing flight, we would sit in Auckland until 10:45PM, and then have a direct flight to LA, including $24 in food vouchers per person.  We will be getting into Portland within an hour of the original plan, and have a much easier time of it.  A VERY GOOD THING WHEN YOU ARE EXHAUSTED!