Kia Ora!

After 38 hours of constant travel, I made it safely and sleepily to Auckland. The voyage over was actually not so bad as I had anticipated, with a stop at the beach, a meal and shower and some friends along the way. I even got to see a golden moon low in the sky in Fiji, and birds come alive as the sun rose. I made friends with the Fijian coffee shop man Jim, met Kerry who has been showing me around Auckland and have had goot chats with kiwis of all ages.

Auckland has been pretty fun so far. I've met a lot of other travelers, scottish, irish, canadian. All very nice. I got a cell phone and bank account, drank some irish beer and have begun to sort out what NZ is all about. This afternoon I took the ferry over to Devonport with new friend Kerry and sat in a coffee shop drinking tea and eating yummy soup. The weather has been crap, but interesting too. Sunny, rainy, hailing and sunny again all in a matter of minutes.

I am heading to Rotorua tomorrow and am really excited! This seems to be a sort of mecca of Maori culture, and home of the famous Zorb.
Just one minute left...
will blog again soon!

Cheers!