Returning home (18 November 2024)
Bev was insistent that we take an Uber to the bus depot and to ensure we didn’t miss it we were away very early. The trip into town was quite quick. The driver was a man about our age who had got bored being retired so he worked during the day driving. It gave him some company. His earnings for an eight-hour day after expenses was $10 an hour. The trip back to Vancouver was uneventful. We were dropped off in central Vancouver and went to our favourite café for a decent coffee and some lunch. Then it was out to the airport and we were quickly ushered through security. The plane left on time and we were fortunate to be in Business Class where Bev and I had dinner together. It is a nice feature of the seating arrangement on Air New Zealand aircraft. Compared to the 4°C we experienced in Vancouver where snow was low on the ranges behind the city, Auckland was a balmy 16°C which meant our jackets had us swel...