A ninety-minute flight from Wellington. He swore he'd make it in three years — then the test came back positive. Portia sends her regards. The board, ever hopeful, keeps counting.

Arrival estimate non-binding and revised hourly downward. Distance from Wellington: one (1) short flight he cannot seem to board. Subject to sleep deprivation, daycare waitlists, school zones, and a sudden, suspicious fondness for the capital. All times NZST. Built with love and zero expectation of his return.