Somewhere between Papeete and Auckland we crossed back over the dateline and lost a day in the process.
We slept off and on during the first leg of the journey, but only fitfully so were quite exhausted by the time we got home. We had the fastest trip through immigration and baggage claim we've ever experienced so were back in Manly around 10am.
It was one of those beautiful Sydney days, sunny and calm but not too hot. As the day wore on people flocked to the beach and by mid-afternoon it was packed, not just in the flagged areas but all the way from South Steyne to Queenscliffe. The harbour-side beaches were also packed and there was a huge amount of activity on the water.
It made us think how lucky we are to have all this on our doorstep.
We enjoyed our time away immensely, revisiting Hawaii and seeing French Polynesia. Just looking at Manly though, the beach is as nice as Waikiki and there's more of it, the restaurants are as good and just as plentiful although maybe the water is a trifle cooler! Oh, and you don't have to fly for nine hours (or six in the case of Tahiti) to get there.
It's always nice to get back home.
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