I couldn't write anything about this earlier, for obvious reasons!
At the end of September I took my first international flight since arriving in PNG on a one-way ticket in January 2022 (while NZ still had compulsory hotel isolation requirements for everyone entering the country). I arrived in Wellington at midnight on Friday and laid low at a friend's house on Saturday.Sunday was the big day - my mum was turning 70, and she had no idea that I was going to be there. My brother picked me up and we went to the restaurant that had been planned for lunch. The look on her face was priceless!
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| About 5 seconds after the surprise was sprung |
After lunch we went to my brother's house for games and cake.
The celebrations weren't over - Mum had arranged for the whole family (minus me, but with inside knowledge I had bought a ticket on the same flight) to go to Dunedin for a few days.
Prior to the trip, my friend and I went for an easy overnight hike to Rangiwahia hut.
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| The hut sits just above the bush line |
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| Sunrise colours on Mt Ruapehu |
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| Hiking across tussock hills |
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| Another view of Ruapehu |
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