The Kiwi and the Eagle Have Landed

Well, that's it.  Two months done and dusted.  Where the hell did it go?

Our Qantas flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne was smooth and went quickly.  Both our seats reclined this time, and without another passenger beside us, we had three seats.  Sweet!  Melbourne to Wellington was not as smooth as we approached Wellington.  Lucky us ... strong winds and rain.  I could feel my Northern Hemisphere Summer tan fading as we landed.

Returning to New Zealand with any outdoor gear and any food is always going to slow one down when going through Customs, but we prepared well.  The Customs official seemed quite impressed with James' cleaning job and said our shoes were the cleanest she had ever seen.
 
We've been back in NZ for a few days now.  The jet-lag is almost gone, laundry has been washed, grocery shopping has been done, and we both did a work-out today.  Reflecting on the adventure of the past two months and settling back into whatever normal is has begun ... at least for me.  James, on the other hand, has another month of 'Smoko' left.  So no doubt, he has more to add to this blog as his adventure continues.

When we decided to take this 'Three Month Smoko', we knew we both had different reasons for doing so.  And when we decided to blog about our 'Smoko', we both knew we would have different things to share.  Up to now, James has been doing most of the blogging.  But now that the Northern Hemisphere adventure is over, I'll be sharing some thoughts, reflections and planning tips on the adventure.

Stay tuned ...

- Carmen