It was great , organised at the last minute and only Myra knew. It was wonderful to see everyone even it if was briefly. The looks of surprise on peoples faces were truly wonderful to see. I also managed to unwind somewhat and enjoy the August weather which was getting warmer. I still have difficulty with 14 as a temperature, I kept wanting to reverse the figures so it would make sense to me. I did have a truly wonderful NZ day in Petone and had to go and buy some short sleeve tops. 
Wellington Harbour from the Petone foreshore looking across to our capital city.
Rowers on the harbour on a Saturday morning
The city and harbour from a high rise on the Terrace.
Myra and Kel's house in Petone - my home when I am back in NZ - thanks guys and especially for buying the extra firewood.It was good to catch up with the NZ shops and see lots and lots of things that I liked - many of them have followed me back to Qatar. I was wined and dined and enjoyed my times with you all. I checked out our home in Stokes Valley and got the huge blue gum tree cut down from the front yard. It looks so open now. This photo isn't that good I was obviously on an angle - the house isn't.
I even managed some days in Auckland and enjoyed it very much. I had some great tour guides (friends)who took me around and showed me the sites. I even managed a ride in a convertible with the top down, so you can see we did get some great days. I would need a GPS if I lived there ,it is such a big city.
The Auckland skyline from Devonport
Mission Bay, a very nice place for lunch.
The Skytower from Ponsonsby and yes I did go up it. I was a thorough tourist while I was there.I am blessed with wonderful friends and family who are lovely enough to stop their busy lives for their friend who drops in once a year to catch up. Thank you all so much you mean the world to me . Well we have holiday next week Eid - it makes the end of ramadan and we are off to Zanzibar so the next blog will be an updat on that.
