So I'm off on the Naked Bus tomorrow morning at 730, ugh way too early but at least I get into Auckland at 1130 and then its just a short walk to the hostel where I'm already checked in to my room so I can go in and just lay down!
Is tomorrow Mardi Gras? I think so!? Very excited to go out but don't know what I would wear...wasn't prepared for this :( Last mardi gras I was working on the floor so I didn't really get to celebrate, I suppose "celebrating" just means drinking. I guess I celebrate Mardi Gras every weekend...
I finally figured out how to get pictures on to facebook!
This is the northernmost part of NZ, Cape Reinga. I did a day tour up here, literally all day. 12 hours! I tried sleeping on the bus but it was sooo bumpy that I just kept hitting my forhead on the glass. They are doing a lot of construction here to prepare for hosting the World Cup of Rugby. Everyone here is very excited and keeps telling me players names and stats while I smile and nod, pretending I know what they are talking about.
This is at the Cape and it shows the distance to different places in the world!
This is Steph and I at Bondi Beach...if anyone wanted a face to the name. Bondi Beach on the fated 3 bottles of wine/homeless night. This was about 2 bottles in, I say we're still going good at this point!
I took a ferry to Russell the other day (yesterday? days mean nothing to me anymore) and walked to a beach where I almost stepped in wasp's nest and then a tiny little white dog at the beach started barking at me. I made up for it by having two beers at the oldest bar in New Zealand! It was the first licensed hotel because here is the first place the British colonized the country.
Hopefully Auckland will bring better stories and more pictures...I'm thinking its time for me to jump off a bridge, Auckland Harbour Bridge Bungy Jump here I come!
