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Day 7 (Friday 16/09) Today we made our way back to Auckland for the weekend's action of Rugby and partying. We said farewell to Napier and arrived in Auckland mid-afternoon and checked into the Nomads Fat Camel Backpackers. This backpackers is much closer to the Queens Wharf Fanzone and the Viaduct, which is full of bars and restaurants around a harbour area built for the Americas Cup. After checking in and getting settled, we headed into the Viaduct for some drinks at Degree 0 which was full of Aussies, before heading over to the Fanzone to watch the New Zealand vs Japan game. The Fanzone was the busiest we had seen it with the massive Heineken World Bar shoulder to shoulder. We managed to get a spot in front of the big screen and watched New ... read more

Well, it has been a crazy first week but thought I would update a couple of days at a time. Apologies for the lack of updates as we have had very little downtime in which to sit down and put pen to paper (or text to screen). Well after my cousin's 30th in Brisbane on the Friday night, the trip was off to a great start with a 9am flight out of Brisbane. Getting into Auckland it was evident how many fans were here from all countries with hundreds of French fans all decked out on their way to their game that afternoon. There also fans from every other country just showing their colours as they made their way around the city. For the first 3 days we were staying at the Base Backpackers right on ... read more