The final day proper in NZ and as we’ve still not seen any Kiwi’s, seeing one is top priority. We had to do some planning on how to secure a sighting of one of these rare birds at this late stage in the game. Night creatures as they are and preferring a forestry-like undergrowth to rummage around in, having to drive back during the day and to a major city on major roads at that, didn’t bode well for spotting one of these rare creatures in the wild. What to do?
Well, it sounds obvious: a stop would have to be made at the Willowbanks Reserve.
Breakfast, load the car and on our way. Initially, we’d toyed with the idea of making a bit of a detour via Hanmer Springs but whilst en route, we decided against this idea and make straight for the Willowbanks Reserve in Christchurch, just to make sure we’d have all the time in the world we’d need to find this illusive Kiwi.
Shortly before 12 we reached our intended destination and we can now confirm having sighted Kiwis. Sad that we had to got to this extreme to spot them, but well worth it. What cuteness wrapped up in a little bundle of fluff, eh..... feathers. The little scurrying balls of sweetness! Honestly, to see them running around in their particular style really brings a big smile to your face.
So, after the Kiwi’s we could give the hotel check-in a bash. Success! A quick snooze until 15:30 hrs followed by a march into town in search of some very hard needed NZ ornaments for the house. Success again! Miracles never cease....
Back to the hotel to ensure the bags were packed for tomorrows return flight to Singapore. With that done and dusted it was back into town for our final supper. We yet again succeeded in securing a good feed and bumped in to Caroline and Daniel, who we’d met on the Milford Track. After dinner we joined them for some drinks following which a taxi home seemed like the most prudent choice. Guess a lovely holiday has to come to an end at some point. It’s a shame it is so soon........
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