The visa arrived by courier this morning, probably sometime while I was out at breakfast with the girls [see pic] or getting my dreads dyed dark, in an effort to look a little less conspicuous while in Thailand.

So it's one and a half more sleeps [leaving at 4:00a.m. in the morning surely doesn't count as a full sleep now, does it?!] at home and then it's off into the big wide world...

Looks like this will be the last time I enjoy mum's delicious home-cooked meals / rain-water straight from the tap / time with the whanau / Bay of Island's sunshine / fun times with my Kerikeri girls / church and youthy with the Frontline crew / plus loads of other home stuff for a while.