June 19 - Home

I lifted my sleep deprived head to the nearest window of the near-empty 777 and observed the distant horizon. The next thing that went through my head was exactly this: "Hah, that cloud looks like a mountain. Wait a minute, that cloud is a mountain" as Taranaki poked proudly through the endless sea of white surrounding it. So you can imagine the excitement when a second cloud, which looked exactly like Mt Ruapehu, turned out to be a real mountain as well! At this point I knew, after 6 months, I was home.

New Zealand Mate!

After 20 flights, 9 countries, and over a dozen pizzas, the lap was complete and I was back where it all started. But not without gaining something..