FINAL DAY AND THOUGHTS

The final day was spent in 3 planes and we eventually landed a Heathrow at 4.50am on 23rd February. Was it worth it - yes it certainly was. What will we remember most- it's hard to say - but the things that come immediately to mind are the Bay of Islands- so beautiful, the Fox Glacier and the helicopter ride, the boat trip through Milford Sound, the wonderful evening at Walter Peak station, and in Australia actually seeing Sydndey Harbour Bridge and Ayers Rock and the Barrier Reef with its corals and fish. Disappointments - few- but I would have liked to see a kangaroo and emu in the wild, - and the jury is still out on Singapore. Would we do it again- Yes, Yes, Yes! But probably not on a coach trip- we might drive around especially in NZ where the roads are quiet and see the things that weren't included- the 90 mile beach and the Coromandel to name but two. But all in all it was indeed the trip of a lifetime. And we survived despite the heat in Australia- as yet we're not sure whether the humidity at Cairns or the dry extreme heat of Uluru was most uncomfortable. One thing is certain we shall try to go again.