Well, I have since left and returned to Auckalnd, but it has been a good few days. Auckland started out kinda slow, but I found some people tyo bum around with so it was good. for a city of 1.4 million, it shuts down kinda early: there are few bars and everything gets real quiet after 9. There is a bar in the hostel though. On that note, funny story: my last night in Auckland I was up there with a few people I'd met here. We'd been trying to wheddle free booze or at least cheap booze out of the bartender and he said that he'd give us $7 pitchers if someone could do 50 push ups. Now, no one stepped up and I was just buzzed enough to think it was possible so I volunteered. I got down in my skirt and set off towards 50. I got all the way to 43 and my arms just wouldn't flex anymore. He gave us $10 pitchers in stead and I got to drink all night for free so in the end I still win.
The next morning (of course) I hopped a bus to Paihia, a beach town on the northern tip of the north island. It was very relaxing there. I spent the majority of my time reading and sun bathing. It was some sort of city holiday in Auckland so there were tons on families in the hostel which should just never happen. Lots of disney and playing Guess Who until bedtime. I wasn;t around much. For a town of 4,00 they had a pretty good dance club there with a cool live cover band, so I spent most of my evenings there instead. On sunday, I took a sailboat cruise in search of dolphins. There's a chance to swim with them unless they have their babies with them, which of course they did, but they swim right up and under the boat so it was pretty damn cool even if I didn't have my flipper experience. I did however make the mistake of buying generic sun screen and even though I reapplied it religiously on the hour, I burned the hell out of myself. Like had to sleep naked becasue my pajamas hurt too much burned. First thing this morning I gingerly walked down to the chemists and got some Aloe to cool me down. It's getting better now and in a couple days, it's going to look like a sweet sweet tan, but until then, I hurt. Good thing I leave tomorrow for surfing on the West Coast, eh?
2 comments:
Hey Lizzy, I have hear of >>will work for beer<< but @exercise@, thats a new one. Cool Dolphin excursion, if the aloe doesn't cut it try vinegar that'll take the sting out. Glad to hear that your headed for the water again....its good for the soul, its hovering around -15 to -20 with more snow on the way.
IMHO, you were thoroughly lubricated when writing this particular blog, which brings me no small amount of pleasure. good luck with the burnage...that's rough.
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