Day 5 – I hit the start of my first weekend in NZ at full speed. Friday morning, Natalie (my couchsurfing host), Michael, and Olivia all piled into the car at 8am. First stop, dropping them off at school, then I was dropped off at Cornwall Park while Natalie continued on to her job at…
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I spent Wednesday and Thursday doing some more exploring south of Auckland. Here’s what I discovered! Day 3 (Wednesday Aug 22) – I kicked off the day with a free massage from Vincent, someone I met through a certain chat app. It actually turned out to be a great meeting, because we enjoyed an hour…
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This post encompasses getting to New Zealand and my first 48 hours down under! I traveled for about 24 hours (plus losing a day to the international date line) to get to New Zealand (slept some in Seattle, but it was still all part of the trip). And I’ve been in New Zealand for Monday…
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