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Auckland to Mercury Bay

Published: March 25th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Mercury Bay

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Mel and Laura
March 14th 2008

After Paihia we travelled to Auckland again where we stopped over for another quick night. At our last hostel we'd met three lovely English girls from the Wirrel who are travelling together: Rachel, Meike and Alex. We decided to all get in a dorm room together (and have done so ever since as we are all doing the same route). We are all getting on really well together and it's great travelling around as a group. Another bonus is that they have hair straighteners and a hair dryer with them. My afro is tame for the moment! That night we just had a quiet one with pizza and lots of chatting. The problem with trying to do the Kiwi Experience in such a short amount of time means that you often stay in one hostel/place for ... read more

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The Bay of Islands

Published: March 25th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Islands » Paihia

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Mel and Laura
March 6th 2008

We arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on the 6th March at 6am. Having left LA on the 4th March we lost a full day due to the length of the flight and massive time difference. We were pretty grumpy due to the loss of our Thursday, the jet lag and the collosal lack of nicotine. We were more excited than we had been about LA, however. We had both been there before and had spent a pretty dazey first couple of days adjusting to the time difference. This sense was then hightened when we finally came to our wits and went out drinking with a pair of Australians that we met at the hostel and spent the following two days in a daze due to our hangovers. The night in question was pretty hilarious though, spent ... read more

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