{"id":5088,"date":"2023-01-05T00:12:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T05:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.herons-flight.com\/?p=5088"},"modified":"2023-01-05T00:12:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T05:12:27","slug":"day-58-fly-to-blenheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herons-flight.com\/?p=5088","title":{"rendered":"Day 58, Fly to Blenheim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday, December 30, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had breakfast with Jeremy and Nadine, then we drove to Olivia and David\u2019s for lunch. The kids were all running around, having a ball. Katie\u2019s flight to Auckland was at 3pm, our flight to Blenheim via Wellington was at 4pm. We said goodbye to Katie and crew. They were headed back to work, school, and reality in Vermont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrived in Blenheim at 8pm, and my cousin Caroline\u2019s husband Robert was there to pick us up. Fun reunion with the two of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"813\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/079CB990-B57D-4246-A892-A1A8C08BD8A1.jpeg?resize=610%2C813&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/079CB990-B57D-4246-A892-A1A8C08BD8A1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/079CB990-B57D-4246-A892-A1A8C08BD8A1-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/079CB990-B57D-4246-A892-A1A8C08BD8A1-scaled.jpeg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/079CB990-B57D-4246-A892-A1A8C08BD8A1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/079CB990-B57D-4246-A892-A1A8C08BD8A1-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/079CB990-B57D-4246-A892-A1A8C08BD8A1-scaled.jpeg?w=1220&amp;ssl=1 1220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/079CB990-B57D-4246-A892-A1A8C08BD8A1-scaled.jpeg?w=1830&amp;ssl=1 1830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The inside of our camper van, the bed was not set up then.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14BF46F6-BB9B-4394-87E2-4DA5F2D88EDB.jpeg?resize=610%2C458&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14BF46F6-BB9B-4394-87E2-4DA5F2D88EDB-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14BF46F6-BB9B-4394-87E2-4DA5F2D88EDB-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14BF46F6-BB9B-4394-87E2-4DA5F2D88EDB-scaled.jpeg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14BF46F6-BB9B-4394-87E2-4DA5F2D88EDB-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14BF46F6-BB9B-4394-87E2-4DA5F2D88EDB-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14BF46F6-BB9B-4394-87E2-4DA5F2D88EDB-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14BF46F6-BB9B-4394-87E2-4DA5F2D88EDB-scaled.jpeg?w=1220&amp;ssl=1 1220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/14BF46F6-BB9B-4394-87E2-4DA5F2D88EDB-scaled.jpeg?w=1830&amp;ssl=1 1830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waving goodbye to the kids. There was no security when flying a prop plane within New Zealand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"813\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D0F6E0C3-035F-49E1-85A9-70FAA3F9F120.jpeg?resize=610%2C813&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D0F6E0C3-035F-49E1-85A9-70FAA3F9F120-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D0F6E0C3-035F-49E1-85A9-70FAA3F9F120-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D0F6E0C3-035F-49E1-85A9-70FAA3F9F120-scaled.jpeg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D0F6E0C3-035F-49E1-85A9-70FAA3F9F120-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D0F6E0C3-035F-49E1-85A9-70FAA3F9F120-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D0F6E0C3-035F-49E1-85A9-70FAA3F9F120-scaled.jpeg?w=1220&amp;ssl=1 1220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herons-flight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/D0F6E0C3-035F-49E1-85A9-70FAA3F9F120-scaled.jpeg?w=1830&amp;ssl=1 1830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My cousin Caroline in the new coat\/robe I bought for her in Wellington.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, December 30, 2022 We had breakfast with Jeremy and Nadine, then we drove to Olivia and David\u2019s for lunch. The kids were all running around, having a ball. Katie\u2019s flight to Auckland was at 3pm, our flight to Blenheim via Wellington was at 4pm. We said goodbye to Katie and crew. 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