On Thursday we drove from Rotorua to Auckland Airport, returned our hired car without incident, and had a remarkably tasty lunch at a café in the domestic terminal. When we landed at Dunedin we had planned to collect our hired car and drive to Jamie and Aisling's house. But as we came down the escalator there they both were, waiting to meet us! It was so sweet of them and it was so lovely to see them! Emotional scenes ensued.
After collecting our luggage and the car (a roomy Nissan Pathfinder) Jamie and Aisling took us to the Esplanade Café at St Clair where we got some coffees "to go" and went for a walk along the beach before heading to their house in Roslyn. It is a gorgeous house perched high on a hill above Dunedin. Its bedrooms are downstairs and its living room is upstairs with amazing views of the town.
We chatted over a cup of tea. Words just cannot express the happiness I felt at seeing Jamie and Aisling after eleven months. Thank goodness that we have been able to use FaceTime to communicate with them over the months, but it's not the same as being with them in person.
Later Aisling treated us to an absolutely delicious dinner at Balmac no.7, a fabulous restaurant.
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