Kia Ora!
Choice as, but eh, bro?
Ok, that's all the Kiwi I know. I'll have to speak English again.
Well, New Zealand in the height of its summer is a lot like England in the height of its summer; that is to say cold. But so far it has been quite fun. I landed in Auckland at 4am this morning (I'm now 13 hours ahead of you Brits - for those who are keeping tabs) and it was very very cold. So I huddled up in the waiting area while my tent was torn apart by biosecurity. They didn't actually tear it apart, I presume what they actually did was blast it with Gamma rays, but then most of my physics education pretty much leaked out of my brain as soon as I left the exam room last May. And possibley even earlier than that...
Anyway, I'm on the other side of the world. I know I was on the other side of the world before as well, but now I'm even more on the other side of the world. It makes sense, honest.
Today I have mainly been milling around the city - exploring the harbour and the quayside and the main square, which was unfortunately being refurbished so there wasn't actually that much to see there. This evening however, was pretty exciting. I wasn't going to go up the SkyTower, because it the cost is the same as one nights accomodation, and I'm quite keen on sleep... but, I was convinced by the urgings of Anrich (see Hervey Bay), and really I'm grateful he's so bossy. The view up there truly is incredible. And because I left it until the evening, not only did I get to see the sun set from 220m asl (which is a fairly disorientation experience), I also saw the city lights flicker on one by one until the whole of Auckland was lit up like a Christmas tree. :)
Tomorrow I set out on my KiwiExperience tour, heading north to Paihia. The day after tomorrow, the 6th February, is Waitangi Day - the anniversary of the day the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, a document which gave the Maori people the same rights as the English and is also associated with the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand. It all takes place in Paihia and so the 6th definitely promises to be an interesting day. Once the fun and games of the North are over I'll be returning to Auckland for the night and then beginning the journey south. I'm a little bit apprehensive about actually doing so much travelling; so far I've been able to have plenty of rest in between baby steps. It will definitely be an adventure.
Lots of Love,
xxxxxx
Choice as, but eh, bro?
Ok, that's all the Kiwi I know. I'll have to speak English again.
Well, New Zealand in the height of its summer is a lot like England in the height of its summer; that is to say cold. But so far it has been quite fun. I landed in Auckland at 4am this morning (I'm now 13 hours ahead of you Brits - for those who are keeping tabs) and it was very very cold. So I huddled up in the waiting area while my tent was torn apart by biosecurity. They didn't actually tear it apart, I presume what they actually did was blast it with Gamma rays, but then most of my physics education pretty much leaked out of my brain as soon as I left the exam room last May. And possibley even earlier than that...
Anyway, I'm on the other side of the world. I know I was on the other side of the world before as well, but now I'm even more on the other side of the world. It makes sense, honest.
Today I have mainly been milling around the city - exploring the harbour and the quayside and the main square, which was unfortunately being refurbished so there wasn't actually that much to see there. This evening however, was pretty exciting. I wasn't going to go up the SkyTower, because it the cost is the same as one nights accomodation, and I'm quite keen on sleep... but, I was convinced by the urgings of Anrich (see Hervey Bay), and really I'm grateful he's so bossy. The view up there truly is incredible. And because I left it until the evening, not only did I get to see the sun set from 220m asl (which is a fairly disorientation experience), I also saw the city lights flicker on one by one until the whole of Auckland was lit up like a Christmas tree. :)
Tomorrow I set out on my KiwiExperience tour, heading north to Paihia. The day after tomorrow, the 6th February, is Waitangi Day - the anniversary of the day the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, a document which gave the Maori people the same rights as the English and is also associated with the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand. It all takes place in Paihia and so the 6th definitely promises to be an interesting day. Once the fun and games of the North are over I'll be returning to Auckland for the night and then beginning the journey south. I'm a little bit apprehensive about actually doing so much travelling; so far I've been able to have plenty of rest in between baby steps. It will definitely be an adventure.
Lots of Love,
xxxxxx
Did you walk on the glass floor of the Sky Tower?
ReplyDeleteyes, it was very worrying!
ReplyDeletei have a photo of it somewhere as well...