I don't know where to begin! Yesterday checked out from the time share, climbed the beautiful Mount one last time, and headed over the bridge. We had planned on staying in Tauranga for the night, but it turned out to be too expensive. NZ is a commonwealth, and the Queen's birthday is on Monday, so this whole weekend is a big holiday. We were basically driven out of the big city and headed west. We wanted to take our time driving through the small towns, crash in the last one, and make a short trip the next morning into Auckland. This would give us a day to get our bearings in the city, find a place to stay that night, then wake up and meet with our new flatmates. While driving through the villages, we had
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