Tomorrow morning we depart

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Well, all good things come to an end.

In the morning we drive (my last time on the left) to the

Christchurch airport (1 hour) for our flight to Auckland.

3 hour layover then Air Tahiti 6 hours into Tahiti 2 hour

refuel. 8 hours to LA. 3 1/2 hour layover. United to COLRADO

Springs. Then into Denver. I think 26 hours total. Interestingly,

We arrive in Denver before we left New Zealand. (Time travel)

Thanks for following our travels these last few months. It was nice

to have you along. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. You only saw

a small amount. I'm sure I am in the 5000 category. Will have a

lot of fun sorting them out. I feel a book calling me?

Here'Gloria with a few words

God bless

Lowell

I just want to give a special shout of thanks to the 13 families we stayed with. All of them are our favorites. The oldest people we stayed with were - us!

Every home has it's special charm. Everyone has been very generous with their homes, lnformation of where and what to see, and most important their friendship.

We have met teachers, contractors, midwives, Real Estate agents, engineers, doctors, accountants, forest rangers, and government workers. We will have memories for our lifetime,not to mention the wonderful sheep!! All, we hope to see at our home sometime, sadly some will not come because are ere are so many other places to see.

We will treasure our trip these people and for all God's beauty we were able to see, only a foretaste of what HE has in store for us!

Thanks for sharing with us. Gloria

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Comments

[Jenna]

Wave at me
Hello to you two! Have enjoyed so much your trip vicariously! I am just arrived in Singapore after a total time of 26hr and 40 min. A Tuesday was just stolen from my life ( weird isn't it!). Wave if you fly over me! Can't wait to know you're home safely. It hasn't been above freezing for a month so be ready! I have my down coat here in Singapore. Was so glad to have it when I left GJ at -12degrees (a record). Hydrate! love ya, Jenna

[Jenna]

Wave at me
Hello to you two! Have enjoyed so much your trip vicariously! I am just arrived in Singapore after a total time of 26hr and 40 min. A Tuesday was just stolen from my life ( weird isn't it!). Wave if you fly over me! Can't wait to know you're home safely. It hasn't been above freezing for a month so be ready! I have my down coat here in Singapore. Was so glad to have it when I left GJ at -12degrees (a record). Hydrate! love ya, Jenna

[Tom Kewan]

You're on the road again.
I'm going to miss the updates. I learned a lot about NZ. Thanks much and have a safe trip home.

[Jenny Dubiel]

Safe travels!
Can't tell you how much I enjoyed your whole trip and all the beautiful pictures! It did go by quickly. What a beautiful country that is and I can't wait for your book, Lowell. It's such a blessing to be able to travel and see all that you did, but it's always still, wonderful to come home. So safe travels and hope to see more pictures once you've sorted them all out! God bless,...Jenny

[Ann Phillipich]

almost looks familiar
This looks almost like the Grand Mesa in the fall! Sorry to have gotten so far behind on your postings. Too sick for too long...couldn't keep up.

[Sharon]

Safe travels!
Goodbye dear friends! Have so enjoyed your trip! It's a beautiful country and as usual you both have done a great job writing and Lowell's pics terrific! The above sheep pic is now my favorite! See you soon! Love you. Sharon and Ed