Green Jello Hotdish

We’re in Auckland, the last leg of our trip. (I’m writing this in real-time from an Internet cafe across the street from our hotel. Well, actually it’s really a restaurant. They have a row of computers to make it Internet-ized. Whatever.) After spending three days together in a car, neither of us have killed each other. Although the next 48 hours may change things… tee hee…

The drive up through the north island was interesting. The scenery was absolutely beautiful, with the clouds hugging the mountains and we found a lookout last night to see a bay of the ocean between the island and… well… another island. It probably has a name, but I’m not quite sure what it is. Anyway. It was pretty — moral of the story.

(Bryan informs me that it wasn’t another island. But that doesn’t change the moral of the story. And he should stop reading over my shoulder. Because I don’t do that to him.)

Also yesterday as we were driving, I pulled a stupid and completely misplaced the better part of an hour as we drove up the shore to points unknown and I decided to turn around because Bryan was complaining that we were going to run out of gas and should just find a place to stay. I remember that part. I remember driving. What I don’t remember is driving to some small town, turning around there, and driving halfway back when all was said and done to stay in a picnic area on the side of the road. If you want the full story, ask Bryan, but it’s not as dramatic as he makes it sound.

(And Bryan smells.)

The next two days are spent in Auckland, which let me tell you I could get used to this city. Even driving in it is fun. (Well, sorta. The hills and a stick shift car are not agreeable.) Although when I came back to the hotel this morning after dropping off the rental car, I did get assaulted by a homeless bum who wanted change. He pushed me. I told him to not touch me and then glared at him. It was really more weird than anything else. Other than that, though, I love this city.

We went to an art gallery today, but are really starting to get worn out. (We also went to a Wendy’s. Yah. That’s right. I flew halfway around the world to go to Wendy’s. And they didn’t even have the new vanilla Frosty. Not cool.) So the rest of the trip will be a little more leisurely, and a welcome change from the all-out push to cram as much as humanly possible in to a twelve day trip.

I’m not sure if I’m going to update this again before I leave, so if not… see people in a few days!

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