Drought in the Waikato

Back in Christchurch, we had to face up to the fact the trip was coming to an end and that I’d soon be back at work after a break of about 10 months. I think it may have been a result of these negative vibes that we ended up missing our flight from Christchurch back to Auckland! With the wallet 150 dollars lighter and feeling pretty stupid, we were able to take another flight just 2 hours later. Later in the day we were back home in Hamilton and shocked to see that the normally emerald-green Waikato was still in the grip of the worst dry spell for over 10 years.

After a few days of rest, we set about packing for the big move down to Wellington and the start of my new job on March 3.