20 Thursday
Our last day. The morning was devoted to packing. The afternoon devoted to getting to San Francisco International airport for check in 2 hours before the flight.  A strange feeling to realise that the time had rushed by so quickly and that there was still much we wanted to do, but it would have to wait for another time and another holiday.  The primary objective - gaining a beautiful daughter in law - was achieved!  At the airport we said our very warm goodbyes to Russell & Novey about 4pm and borded the plane for Auckland via LAX.  In the flight to Los Angeles I had a window seat, so I was able to take a few pictures and say "Hey, I remember that place, Ive been there!"

Just after take off from San Francisco.  Over Santa Cruz

Looking down on desert and a fault line on the way to LAX