Auckland

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Woke up during the night but went back to sleep on my own. I guess it’s the nice Hyatt bed! We walked down to the pier and went to the Department of Conservation (DOC) office. The lady there was very helpful and suggested that we try to base ourselves at a camp ground and take day walks instead of always having to break down and set up camp every day.
We walked around downtown, which is very hilly and realized what bad shape we are in to be heading out on hikes. I figure we should be in pretty good shape after four months of walking and hiking.
Picked up a bus timetable at the bus station so we can decide how many hours we need to buy on our bus pass. Scoped out the grocery store and realized that they don’t have many of the convenience foods that would make our backpacking more pleasurable.
We went back to the hotel and perused all the brochures we had picked up. Had dinner at the hotel and went to bed around 9:00 pm.

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