My cute man who hustled to come and get me on no sleep and several weeks of nonstop work. A trooper.
Stopped for lunch in Wanaka at a cute pub alongside the lake. It was raining and I had a boozy coffee which was great!
After eating Eric took me into town to get me sorted with groceries and things to make me feel more at home. Had a nice shower and packed up to head to the skihill to finish the pipe.
Okay maybe he’s not as happy as I am to leave.
Alas, I make it to Vancouver to depart to Auckland.
Being a tourist and stuff at the lookout.
One panic attack and mom to the rescue later and I have my bags packed!
One more stop- drop off little man to his grandparents to PAWTY.
He said I was allowed to drink while he drove. Checks out right??
I enjoyed some local beverages while cheering him on as his co pilot. Cool to see him in action!
Coastline in Auckland near airport.
Both these drinks were soooo good!
After about 4 hours of riding alongside pipe guy Rick, I headed back to the staff accommodation to sleep off some jet lag. Hoping that the last night of the build will be successful for him as there is a competition happening in it tomorrow. Fingers crossed!!
Ready for take off for the final flight to see Eric in Queenstown!
It was such a cool view of ocean and mountains as we departed Auckland. Made me emotional and so so excited.
Was impressed with the extra leg room seat I bought.
Being gluten free also had its perks- I was the first one served their dinner 😅
It’s go time! Eric’s last chance to finish the half pipe he’s been working on for a straight month.
After several set backs with weather, machines breaking, Eric made this thing from start to finish. I will check in on how many hours it took but he has been working between 12-15 hour days for the last month with 3 days off. Pretty insane to see this level of dedication.
12.5 short hours later I land in Auckland. Several kind people helped me to find my way through the airport 🤓 Good first impression of kiwis!
I like the shots with the New Zealand air logo on the wing 😅
After Eric picked me up we began our scenic drive from Queenstown to Wanaka.
