So far Auckland has been amazing. Very similar to Vancouver but with some weird little differences: crossing the street diagonally, constant text messaging, ATM machines everywhere... It's been rainy, a lot like Vancouver, but not too cold in comparison. Everyone keeps telling me that this is storm weather, which makes me laugh, it's basically what Vancouver is like 90% of the year. :) Friday night I went down to the hostel bar, the Globe, for drinks with some American girls I met. We had gone for Mexican food for dinner, Californians are big on Mexican. Free drinks at the bar made the whole jet lag easier to take! Yesterday I went on a wine tour of the Auckland region, Auckland Wine Trail Tours' waterfalls and wines tour. The guide John was fantastic, super friendly and knowledgeable
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