Not since we arrived in Sydney have we managed to get all of our possessions into a couple of bags, and despite a practice in the van, we were squashing down, chucking out and praying to the zipper god this morning. The walk to the train station had us making resolutions to not carry so much, and look enviously at the people with small easy to manage bags. Fortunately, some bright spark came up with left luggage, so with our load lightened, we walked around the city one last time before retreating to the airport hotel in preparation for our early flight to New Zealand.
It does feel like Australia has been home for the past seven months, and we’ve been lucky to squeeze so much in. But New Zealand beckons, and it wouldn’t be much of a World Tour if we stayed in one country!