Back to Queenstown

On Sunday evening I managed to find accommodation for two nights near Queenstown, in Shotover Country. I also had to call the folks at Trips and Tramps to let them know we need to cancel our pre-booked track transport for the Hollyford Track, which we had wanted to do Mon-Wed ... . So I phone them, he asks why, I explain it, and he is really pissed off as well at Menzies. Even offers to move our transport to a later date, but this unfortunately doesn't work for us, because we have some non-refundable things booked for later this week. So in the end he actually refunds us even though he didn't have to - and I did neither ask for it nor expect it. I nearly cried. So many kind, friendly, and helpful people.  Can't let the few shitheads at M's ruin your holidays! :-) So we drive to ZQN, get to the airport and see that the flight is 45 mins delayed. Nevermind, there's a great food trailer right outside the airport serving great stuff and there's a Patagonia Chocolates stall inside doing a nice chili hot choc. So all good, flight arrives eventually, we go to the baggae reclaim, and ... nothing. Disappointed, we walk over to the Air NZ service desk and behold, there it is. The bag. Finally. Heim ins Reich. Re-United.



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