Auckland

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After alas saying goodbye to all of our friends at the kiwi packing shed, we went to hobbition ( matamata) and to hot water beach. At hot water beach if you dig a hole in the sand, a little hot geothermal pool will spring up. Very cool. also popular local surf and fishing spot. We are now staying with friends called Isha and Paul in Auckland, who are being very kind and putting shelter over our heads and feeding and watering us! It's so nice to have a whole bed! Auckland is so big compared to the rest of NZ. Apprently 1/3 of NZ's poulation live here, made up of lots of little peninsulas, so is very spread out.

We've spent most of this week trying to sell Casper, we've been to many car markets and finally sold him today to another Brit, who works with kiwi's ( the birds) so it's ideal for him! Met a lot of people at the backpacker car market who were equally deperate to sell their vans, including a couple from Dorset! We also met up with Chris, Andy, Chloe and Lily as well, was very strange, like being back in Dorch! Our flight leaves tommorrow for Sydney so we're currently trying to cram everything into our rucksacks again!

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Photos

Dophins in kaikora
This is from when we went swimming with dophins ( kaikora)

Mt Isobella Waterfall
Walking in Hamner springs

Dashbaord
From left to right- Sharon, Surfer Bob, Tenacious Daisy, Bear and Chi Chi

Akaroa
French settlement