Day 1: Touched down Auckland Airport. Weather is cooling, about 13 to 15 degress in the day. I like this kind of weather!! Went to look for cab to the city and in the ended up with AirBus(Bus that connect airport to the city) which cost us $20 for a return ticket. Checked into dorm and went out to the city. There's so many asian in Auckland City! Went to Aotea Square where there's some make shift shops(just like our local pasam balam). Night falls, temperature slightly less than 10 degrees.. maybe 9?? Ended up with dinner at Burger King. Went back dorm, bathed, and sleep at 1900hrs, NZ time(Equivalent to 1500hrs SG time).
Day 2: Started our backpack. Board the bus and headed for Whitianga, Mercury bay. On the bus, I was playing with my camera and accidentally reformatted my memory card. All the pics that I had taken for the past few days are gone.... Went to visit Cathedral Cove, and the Hot Water Beach. The Hot Water Beach is a thermal spot whereby you dig a hole in the sand and the water that comes out is hot thermal water. Spa Treatment!!
Hot Water Beach
Island beyond the sea
Day 3: Off to Rotorua, the thermal spot of New Zealand! Saw a lot of thermal spots, steams coming out from the ground etc. Well, quite an interesting site. Went to Lake Rotorua and saw a lot of ducks, swans and sea gulls. Stayed at a dorm which did not provide any duvet. Just a bed and pillow. And it's a mixed dorm. There's some females in my room. Two from England and one from Ireland.
Johnny is not used to them stripped to bra and panty and walking around in the room. Haha. Well, it's a different culture.
Mandarin ducks, swans and seagulls
Day 4: Went for farmstay. Took a bus from the city to Rotorua Airport which cost $2 and then from the airport took a less than 5 mins taxi, which cost $10. The meter just jump every few seconds. Not even 10 seconds and the meter jump, as well as our heart... Reached the farm. A nice place. Very serene. And there's sheeps, cows, donkey, chickens, horses, and a dog called Ben. I liked the donkey very much, and the sheeps. Cooked pasta for dinner with a can of soup. That's our dinner!
Bindi the donkey
Lamb...
Walking back to the Airport
Day 5: Backed to Rotorua. Went for a small hike to check put some thermal spots. Went to Sulphur Point, which is basically a place where u smell sulphur and some steam coming out of holes in the ground. Went to a boiling lake, in which the water in the lake just steams out.
The lake steams...
Lake Rotorua
Day 6: Off to Waitomo. Basically nothing much there except for the glow worm caves that we went at night. See those worms that are hanging in the walls of the dark caves and glowing like little stars.
View from the window of my dorm in Waitomo
Day 7: Off to Taupo, the heart of the North Island! Lake Taupo is the size of Singapore. Reached there at about 1600hrs, had dinner at KFC and walked at the lakeside.
Huka Falls, Taupo
Day 8: Walked for about an hour to Craters of the Moon. Basically a geothermal spot. Just lots and lots of steams coming from the ground. Then buy some honey for my mum and sis. And on our way back, a kind couple offered us a lift back to the city. Shopping around town. Bought some nice crystals. Went to another shop and saw some more. Before I go in I asked Johnny to hold my wallet for me. Saw some nice crystals there too!
That night, went to the lakeside and sat in the freezing cold, doing some reflections. Need to sort out some things.
Along the way to Craters of The Moon
Day 9: Went back to the shop and bought more crystals. Initially only planned to buy 1 but ended up buying 2. In total I bought 5 crystals.
Sky above Lake Taupo
Lake Taupo
Day 10: Woke up and found the dorm in the midst of clouds. The weather had turned so cold so suddenly. Maybe less than 5 degrees.... in the day....
Backed to Auckland! Checked into dorm, went to the local supermarket and cook our dinner... Nothing much that night...
Skytower, Auckland
Night at Auckland
Skytower, Auckland
Day 11: Went for the free Auckland trip. After that we drop at Victoria Park Market. Past by a crystal shop, and guess what I did? Bought some more.. 2 more crystals! Actually wanted to buy one more but that one is much too expensive- $65!! Well, I'm on budget.
View of Auckland City from Devonport
Day 12: Johnny went to the zoo while I went to the museum and shopped around the city. Some last minute shopping. Take some nice pics and meet him up at the hostel in the evening for our last dinner there. Went to the foodcourt and had a plate of fried rice for $6! But it's really a large plate.
Auckland Museum
Day 13: Journey back to home. Really missed the weather there. I like cold places. Had to endure the 11 hrs flight back, but ended up movie marathon throughout. Watched Gozilla, Transporter 2, My Best Friend's Wedding, Letters from Iwo Jima and 3/4 of Happily Never After. Reached back Singapore at 2345hrs..
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