Now it is time to return home and have new adventures and new experiences at home and in Seattle. Jordan and I bid New Zealand (and Lizzy) a fond farewell. I have learned a lot about myself, and about life, and I have brand new ideas for the future. I have prepared a slideshow of all my favorite moments... and don't worry, it may be 60 or so pictures now, but I pared it down from 215! Haha. There are just too many good memories that I will always hold close.
From June 24- Jordan and Kara leave New Zealand and return to the U S of A: Now it is time to return home and have new adventures and new experiences at home and in Seattle. Jordan and I bid New Zealand (and Lizzy) a fond farewell. I have learned a lot about myself, and about life, and I have brand new ideas for the future. I have prepared a slideshow of all my favorite moments... and don't worry, it may be 60 or so pictures now, but I pared it down from 215! Haha. There are just too many good memories that I will always hold close.
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(Originally from March 23rd-24th)
If the Routeburn track was the most scenic track with the most variety of ecological systems, the Kepler track was the most monotonous and steep climb with the best hut at the end and cool caves, and the Rakiura track was the easiest track, then of the overnight tramps we have done, I think the Copland track was the most interesting and technically challenging terrain, with the best birdwatching and most relaxing payoff. We are happy to announce that a new bundle of joy will be joining us in New Zealand! Lol, it's Jordan B. He flies in to Queenstown on February 26, and I'm going to go meet him at the airport and help him set up his bank/phone/all that admin stuff that Lizzy and I did when we got into Auckland at first! I'm obviously excited to see him and have him join our adventures, and Lizzy is too! After we get everything taken care of, the three of us will set off on a journey to Fiordland and up the West Coast of the South Island!
Talk soon! Kara
I've written all sorts of words about all of the practical things we've been getting done in Auckland, which means now it's time to update on some of the fun things we've been up to. We've been having a great time! *Kara says: We took a nice walk through downtown Auckland, seeing what the city has to offer. One of the last stops was the art museum- Auckland Art Gallery! It had a really fun Olafur Eliasson exhibition that was interactive, and a surprisingly large collection of Goya prints. In my opinion the best part of the museum is the collection of beautiful and realistic portraits of elderly Maori by Charles F Goldie. It was a nice ramble, and one of the most notable things about Auckland are the beautiful parks! There are so many and they are beautiful.* We found an AMAZING park in the middle of the city called Western Park. You think it's just a small grassy area at first, and then you get on the grass and walk to an edge and look down and it's just this vast hill with wild-growing old trees and windy paths. And that's not even Auckland's main park! (It also has some cool sculptures- chunks of buildings that look like they're growing out of the ground- which are not pictured here but can be seen here). We also spend the Monday on Rangitoto Island. We took a ferry out there which offered an amazing view of Auckland.
JUST KIDDING! We are in Auckland and we arrived safe and sound. This is my first blog for us--thanks to Lizzy for making all of our posts so far! Our layover at Venice Beach was actually really relaxing, and both the flights on Virgin and Air New Zealand were smooth, comfortable, and went surprisingly quickly! Major success for flying halfway around the globe. At the very end of our flight into Auckland, the sun caught up with us and we saw the most beautiful morning clouds. Flying over New Zealand was just gorgeous, and after we landed we were greeted with a rainbow! We have arrived at the hostel and are taking it easy today--getting oriented, going for walks, and relaxing (and showering, haha). We will be in Auckland at our hostel for the rest of this week, getting our tax ID numbers, finishing up our bank accounts, and looking for a car. (Also trying to figure out how to drive on the other side of the road.) We'll also start planning the next leg of the journey.
Talk soon! xoxo Kara |
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