The KiwiCampaign

We could not have asked for a more perfect day to leave good old Christchurch. Not only did the striking blue sky paint the city in its most vibrant colors, some thousand bagpipe players had also assembled throughout the city and its parks for no apparent reason. Funny enough, they did not seem out-of-place in this olde English town.

Leaving Christchurch was a bit of a bittersweet departure. As much as we looked forward to reuniting with our friends in the city we still call home, we knew we would miss our life in New Zealand as well. Just how much we would yet have to see. We are trading in the ocean in front of our Sumner house for the majestic Rocky Mountains in our Denver backyard. At this point in time, I fantasize daily about Colorado - hopefully I can deal without the ocean.

As our container is making it across the seven seas, Kim and I are traveling for 5 weeks through Fiji and most of Central America. This should be a very welcome buffer to not only starting to drive on the other side of the road again, but also to get the mind acquainted with yet another move to the other side of the world. Bye bye New Zealand, it’s been great! Truly Great!