I left Wellington yesterday and caught a plane to the sunny city of Auckland... that was a joke, Auckland is more like Gotham City from Batman... overcast and rain. I was only there for a night so I decided to go see Blood Diamond in the iMax theater to waste some time. I don't think I will ever look at diamonds the same way again! Did Dicaprio win and Oscar? Because with the accent that he learned for the film, he should have!
On my way to get tickets for the movie yesterday I got a little lost and went up a block too far. But a block too far ended up being the best thing I could have done. I have found by far, the absolute best thing Auckland has to offer, a $3 Japanese store... WHERE EVERYTHING IS $3! It was such a knockoff of the Dollar store, it was awesome. This store had the most random stuff in it, every time I went down another aisle I would start laughing all over again. Japanese tableware, car accessories, body lotion, fake eyelashes, Scooby Doo dish towels, you name it, the $3 Japanese store had it. I am looking at all this stuff and I can't figure out what half of it is because everything is in Japanese... that is when I stumble upon chopsticks. Now it is completely unneccesary for me, the Japanese ambassador of New Zealand, to buy chopsticks. I mean, I am in New Zealand, not Tokyo. Just because there is large abundance of sushi and Thai food here does not mean that I need to buy commemorative chopsticks... but I do anyway. I had to buy something just so I had proof of the $3 Japanese store... WHERE EVERYTHING IS $3!!! I probably won't even be able to use them. They're probably painted with an acrylic paint that has traces of lead in it and I will end up dying after the first use of them at home.
I left for the Bay of Islands bright and early this morning and arrived around lunch. I hope the weather is good all week while I am here and the rain for Gotham City doesn't follow me up here. Tomorrow I am taking a day trip up to Cape Reinga. There is a 90 mile beach up there that the bus drives down and you can actually see where the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea meet. I think there is a lighthouse and I think we are stopping at a Kauri forest (I may have spelled Kauri wrong). The Kauri trees are huge and similiar to the size of the redwoods in California. I have six nights here so I figured a day trip would do me some good. Mike and Debs, so I did decide to go to the cape... good advice on Whangarei though. I blinked and we were already through the town! The best part about Whangarei was me calling my boss and leaving her a voicemail that I had arrived there then seeing a welcome sign that read: WELCOME TO WHANGAREI! WE'RE #1!
That's about it for now though... I'll write in a few days after I do the day trip. Countdown T-minus 7 days until I get to see my mom!
NZ time: Thursday, March 1, 5:34pm
Philly Time: Wednesday, Feb 28, 11:30pm
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hey! Wanted to let you know that baby Rivell arrived around 9:30 our time on Tuesday night (the 27th). She's an 8 pounder with lots of hair, but... NO NAME! And she did come by C-Section. Will keep you posted. Say hi to your mom soon - so exciting! Have fun sightseeing in your capri pants! jenny b.
OH YEAH... and Whangerei RULES! We're #1! But you and I always knew that. jenny b.
Just wanted to give you a shout out, LE! Keep on having the time of your life. Be safe. I have to say that. :)
Lila
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