Ah, how plans change at the last minute. Our bags were all packed and we were waiting for a bus this morning to take us to Beqa Lagoon further east, when a nagging voice in my head said that I should at least check the cost of a flight to New Zealand to satisfy my brain that it would be way too expensive to even consider (which is what we had assumed, and why we hadn't bothered to check before). But a return flight was a lot more affordable than expected, so we did some quick scheming and decided that if we can confirm that they haven't left New Zealand yet, we would get on the first plane headed that way to join them. Talk about a potential change of plans! But the only way to contact them is by email even though we did some sleuthing and figured out which marina they're at - but its office is closed for the weekend, so we can't pass a message on that way. So we decided to stay put for as much as two days awaiting a reply, and either we will be southbound again immediately after receiving it, or we'll give up and continue to Pacific Harbour as planned. It's handy to wait here because we're literally a kilometer from the airport! So today we would play the waiting game, catching up on the blog and walking on the beach. 
We finally caught a beautiful sunset from a hammock while the sun dyed the sky red and purple - just too bad I didn't have my long lens with me to get a better photo. Then before heading for bed, we decided to take a chance and try phoning the marina in Auckland by the off chance that someone would be there to answer it. Sure enough, someone picked up, and he said he had just walked past their boat ten minutes ago! So he went to get them and we were able to confirm everything, booking a flight a minute later. And there you have it, a last minute detour to polish off our trip. New Zealand, here we come!
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