Sadly, our sojourn in Melbourne is nearly over. Packing our suitcases was a bit more of a mission than it was on the incoming journey, but we managed to squeeze everything in and comply with Jetstar's draconian weight limits (the baggage, not us!)
We had checked in online so just had to get our bag labels and get the bags on to the conveyor belt. First choose the correct machine...then (in my case) try to get the label onto the suitcase without scrunching the barcode. Then figure out how to make the bag move on from the first conveyor to the one that would take it to the plane. There was the occasional huff and puff from the Jetstar staff who had to come to the aid of two dazed and confused Kiwi chicks!
We didn't fly until 11.20 am so we had a leisurely wander before boarding.
Throughout my four flights (WLG-CHC-MEL-CHC-WLG), there was barely a bump in the sky, which was very pleasant.
When we got closer to the South Island, I could see some snow capped mountains and three lakes, so we worked out that we had travelled further south than expected and the lakes were Hawea, Wanaka and maybe Pukaki. Nicola hadn't flown that far south on a Christchurch bound flight either so it was quite a treat for us both. NZ is beautiful!
Mark was there to pick us up and wrangle our bags, and I flew back to Wellington the next morning.
A great break!
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