The End of an Era

Well, while I won't say this is my last entry, it is close to the end. At the moment Mark and I are in Auckland staying at the best hotel, the Langham. It is absolutely fantastic and let me tell you, we needed it. Unfortunately, Mark has contracted my stomach flu-like symptoms only much to both of our disappointment he has it much worse than I did. So, while I am excited to be in New Zealand, I have spent more than three quarters of our time here in the hotel room. Today, however, I found the Spa . . . absolutely wonderful. I swam, sat in the sauna, the steam room, and the Jacuzzi (all saltwater I might add). What a wonderful way to start the day. Then I took myself to lunch after walking along the wharf. Now, I am going to take myself to dinner. I will say that although it was nice to get out a bit, sightseeing is not as much fun alone. Oh, well.

So tomorrow we have a very long plane ride to endure and we are both nervous about Mark's condition 30.000 miles up in the air. So, here's hoping for the best and I will write my concluding statements when we are back home. Cheers!