Thursday

Up early to pack up and return the van to the rental depot. We are both sad to leave the van. Tonight we are in the YHA in Christchurch and have an early flight tomorrow to Auckland for our 2 weeks on the north island. We have just managed to eat a packed lunch in the beautiful botanic gardens between showers. The ducks and birds flocked to us as we opened our bag and this time I fed a chaffinch by hand.