As I move west from the Cook Islands to Auckland, New Zealand, I am struck in awe as the current day has seemed to vanish. Crossing the international date line leaves me in the very first spot for starting the day on earth. It's really fascinating that two places which are fairly close together on the global map such as the Cook Islands and New Zealand, are worlds apart on the celestial map. It also makes calling home a little more tricky as I am now 18 hours ahead of EST...
Auckland is a great city to start my journey. I start out at the focal point for the city's sky line, the Sky Tower, which is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. From there I get a taste of all the sites and local flavor which make the city so grand.
Next, I move on to the sleepy surf community of Raglan. It is everything I imagined it would be. The town itself is well located amidst lush farmland and mountains, which meet to reveal perfect point breaks and fabulous black sand beaches.
It's a little unfortunate that I'm attempting to jam pack so many places in so little time as a country like New Zealand has so much to offer. One could easily spend months navigating the land in its entirety...
On that note it is time to move on to the land of Oz...
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absolutely breathtaking
ReplyDeleteamazing to experinece this vast adventure
i am totally taken aback and extremely envious
Thank you so much for calling to wish me a Happy Birthday! That was very thoughtful of you! Your trip continues to amaze me. I was already excited to explore New Zealand since I started watching Flight of the Conchords - now I want to see it even more after reading about your ex[eriences and seeing the pics. Can't wait to see the Australia pics.
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