Isolation

 We made it!! We are back in NZ. We touched down, taxied and then received the announcement that after 27 hrs of flying we were going to be put on a bus to Rotorua. To be honest though, the trip down to Rotorua was lovely. It was great to see the NZ countryside again. It was a bit rainy but by the time we arrived in Rotorua the sun was out. We had to sit on the bus for another 20mins to half an hour for processing but we were in luck, they were taking families with children first, woohoo, I knew we had children for a reason!

Our Isolation hotel (The Ibis) has been great. The staff are friendly, the food is plentiful and the outdoor area is open 24/7. Here's an arial view of our walking area.

There's a small patch of grass that up to 15 people are allowed on. It's amazing how that patch of grass is so nice to sit on. The kids were all given bubbles, chalk, skipping rope and a foam fitness dodecahedron. We used the dodecahedron to play our invented game of hand ball/squash/volleyball in a small area of the carpark. The area had three sides so the dodecahedron could bounce off the sides and got incorporated into the game. It was great fun until I lost the dodecahedron on the roof! The sad thing is that we are on the top level of the hotel and can see it sitting on the roof of a lower adjacent building. It's on the roof of the building just jutting into view on the bottom right of the photo.

We've had one negative covid test on day three and had another test yesterday. We are still awaiting the results of this test as this will determine whether or not we will be home for Christmas!