Auckland - Days 1 to 3
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Days 1-3
So, our working holiday started in Auckland. Think Vancouver but, with less bike lanes and people driving on the wrong side of the road. Lisa's old-time field hockey friend Jess, and herLeggi altro
Days 1-3
So, our working holiday started in Auckland. Think Vancouver but, with less bike lanes and people driving on the wrong side of the road. Lisa's old-time field hockey friend Jess, and herLeggi altro
By our first weekend in Auckland, we were still without a vehicle but over our jet lag and looking to get out for a bit of an adventure. Keegan's university buddy, Chris Morrison recently moved to NZ,Leggi altro
While van shopping we managed to do a bit of exploring around. We checked out Duder Regional Park which we actually had all to ourselves. And did a bit of Auckland city exploring. We both agreed,Leggi altro
By this point, Keegan and I had looked at a ton of vans! Feeling a bit discouraged by how shitty they were, we decided to go for a run along the beach to Devonport, a bayside village with fancy cafesLeggi altro
Rangitoto Island is a tourist trap. Straight up. Its a natural area, less than a half hour by ferry from Auckland, has some good views, is pretty unique with its volcanos and whatnot, and has a ton ofLeggi altro
We met up with Chris Morrison again and his Yankee friend Garrett and checked out Piha, a small village 45 minutes west of Auckland. It's a black sanded surfing beach, beautiful place with a mysticalLeggi altro
After 5 days or so of reno's on the van, Betty (the van) is finally ready to go! Not going to lie, it was a bit of a frustrating process getting our bed built and organized for van life. Keegan and ILeggi altro
Keegan, Betty, and I (Lisa) started our road trip by visiting Raglan for a couple days. We got to experience camping for the first time in Betty and NZ, which is definitely different and not quite theLeggi altro
We left Raglan with no plans, except to just leave Raglan. We basically started driving down a crazy windy, gravel road until we ended up at Kawhia, a small fishing town. We had just been talkingLeggi altro
Today we checked out the caves in Waitomo and did the black water rafting adventure. It was pretty cool, basically went tubing underground in a cave where there are a ton of glow worms. We learnedLeggi altro