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{{71664|center} Auckland Harbor dolphins! (maybe...the phots's not showing up on this computer, don't know why) and geeking out where Lord of the Rings was filmed happy at Cathedral Cove, and out for a paddle!

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alli_ockinga on February 9, 2010 from Rotorua, New Zealand

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a 'pretty', 'quaint', 'quite English' city

Another flight, this one a measly 1 hr 20mins and thus the most guilt-inducing of all the ones I've taken so far. I took the airport flyer bus to the centre of Christchurch, Cathedral Square which, unsurprisingly, has a cathedral in it. It's a pretty area ('pretty' may be overused in...

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LizIsHere on February 9, 2010 from Christchurch, New Zealand

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Livin' it up in the Hellhole of the Pacific

Kia Ora, everyone! After 30+ hours of travel, I finally made it out of the Land of the Morning Calm and into Auckland, New Zealand. After a few days in Auckland to shake the jet lag and get my feet on the ground again, I headed north to Paihia in the beautiful Bay of Islands. A little...

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alli_ockinga on February 8, 2010 from Paihia, New Zealand

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Out in the sticks!

Today I catch my flight to Christchurch to begin my backpacking adventures! (though, as my aunt has pointed out, most people 'backpacking' only carry their backpack's between bus/train/airport and their hostel/hotel/campsite --- we're not talking climbing mountains here). I'm really excited to...

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LizIsHere on February 7, 2010 from Manukau City, New Zealand

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chilling out in Auckland

I've been in Auckland a week now, and it's been pretty nice to chill out, get my bearings, hang out with my family (and my aunt's two cats), and sift through the hundreds of leaflets I've collected from the Auckland I-Site centre (basically tourist-info centres that are all over NZ). Oh, and get...

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LizIsHere on February 5, 2010 from Auckland, New Zealand

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Auckland - being a beach bum for a few days...

So I'm finally on 'the other side of world'! My aunt picked me up at the airport after what turned out to be very long-seeming journey from HK - complete with a late connection at Sydney and a lot of turbulence! Still, I'm feeling pretty blase about flying now - at one point on the...

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LizIsHere on February 1, 2010 from Auckland, New Zealand

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Auckland Day II

AUCKLAND DAY II (2km, 1458km total) - I woke up early this morning with hopes of getting so much accomplished, but at the end of the day I don't feel like I've done much at all. I spent the night in my hammock in the backyard, which got its first real rain test, holding up fairly well I might...

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aeonhunterinnz on January 11, 2010 from Auckland, New Zealand

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Auckland

AUCKLAND (15km, 1456km total) - The trip is coming to a close. Tomorrow I'll turn my bike in and the day after that Shad and I will leave this country. It's gone by quick, and yet still been quite long. I woke up early this morning when the sun streamed through the stained glass window of...

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aeonhunterinnz on January 10, 2010 from Auckland, New Zealand

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Gypsy Wagon

GYPSY WAGON ~ THAMES (36km, 1441km total) - Today was the best day of biking of the entire trip. It was a stunningly beautiful road, narrow and curvy with sheer cliffs on one side, blue ocean waters on the other, and pohutakawa trees lining the edges. It was also our last day of real biking,...

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aeonhunterinnz on January 9, 2010 from Thames, New Zealand

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The Wool Shed ~ Wilson's Bay

THE WOOL SHED ~ WILSON'S BAY (64km, 1405km total) - It was a day of celebration, followed by defeat, followed by celebration, followed by defeat, followed by celebration. We woke up early this morning and packed up to leave our stealth campsite before we were discovered. Well... I woke up...

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aeonhunterinnz on January 8, 2010 from Kereta, New Zealand

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