and 24 hours later....

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And after 24 hours of traveling...I finally made it to Auckland- hooray!! Actually the 11 hour flight from LA to Fiji wasn't as bad as I expected...the benedryl pills helped a lot- thanks mom! I slept for about 6 1/2 hours! It was awesome...and thanks to some good advice from my baby I requested the emergency aisle seat so I had tons of leg room for both flights and could even put my legs up! I was super stoked...you can see the luxurous leg room from the pictures.

It defiently started to hit me that I was leaving when I was dropped off at the airport by my parents and rich...and probably cried for a good 2 hours...but as the flight continued I started to get more excited about the experiences that lie ahead. I met a few cool people in the midst of my flights- one girl who has an extra ticket for the Milford track in NZ- which booked up to 5-6 months ago- so I'm taking it as a sign and hopefully I'll still be able to take her up on it...the only problem is that it's the day that I'm scheduled to leave Auckland (Feb 15th-18th)...so there may be a need to delay my flight to Sydney- already- ha!

So I arrived in Auckland- took a bus to my hostel and hit the town. I walked around for about 2 hours down to the harbor and around down town and I have kind of decided that there's nothing really for me in Auckland so I plan to head north- possibly to the Bay of Islands- to swim with the dolphins in a day or two.

A nice connection...Craig Murphy a boy I went to high school with is living and working in Auckland- so I went into his bar and he hooked me up with a few beers- he's been travling for almost 2 years- so a good person to talk to for sure! One of his co-workers an Austrian girl invited me to go with them to Puria- a beach town close to here tomorrow- so I think i'm going to take them up on that...and then head north.

So I'm actually not feeling much jet lag at all...I feel good- psychically, mentally and emotionally and ready for...anything i suppose!

So that's all I got for now...maybe next blog I write I'll have some pictures of me swimming with dolphins!! (Mom i'll be thinking of you!)

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Photos

Leg Room
The AWESOME seat from LA to Fiji

MORE Leg Room
Even MORE leg room in the second flight! Can you tell I was excited about it?

Air Craft
This was the massive airplane that took me across the Pacific- with a little bit of Fiji in the background...

Auckland from the Harbor
Here is a shot of Auckland...not the best weather as you can see- but warm!

And last...but not least
My honey and me at the airport... :(

Comments

[Chalin]

WOW!!!
Well sweetheart your finally doing it! I am always impressed by you! Remember to take advantage of all the opportunities that cross your path, the life experience that lies ahead of you is all that matters . Be safe , be well, be outrageous, LIVE LIFE DON'T LET LIFE LIVE YOU!!! I love you darlin' - Chalin ;)

[erin]

ahhhh! and it has finally begun!