Hi everyone, Firstly, "Thanks Dave for safely depositing us in Auckland!" After a restless night's sleep and a few entertaining and late shuttle passengers, we finally made it to the airport at 04h00. Luckily we were only fourth in line to check in, so it seamed that we would be nestled in for our coffee and breakfast in no time, with 2 hours left to go. HOW WRONG WERE WE!!! First mishap: Upon entering South Africa on a Kiwi passport, one is granted 90 days of visa free holiday. We had booked flights 9 months apart, hoping that our grand stories of wayward adventure ahead would persuade the authorities that Mark was not in fact intending to settle in sunny South Africa. Apparently this is not the case. The extremely efficient Qantas staff were onto this
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