Day 27-28

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It’s possible that the involuntary shouts from our room at Harry Kewell’s equalizer against Croatia disturbed the occupants of adjoining motel rooms. After settling down, we made our way slowly via the scenic route back to Auckland, and the holiday really just wound down from there: an afternoon rest, dinner in a fine Italian restaurant down on the wharf, and a good night’s sleep ahead of an uneventful flight home.

New Zealand was every bit as impressive as we had been led to expect, and Rarotonga just the kind of island we wanted. Holiday successful.

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