Auckland!

This was our first stop in New Zealand and we used Auckland to meet up with people we had already met travelling. Our first 3 days in Auckland we were with Toni and Luke, another couple we have met who we've got along so well with! We arrived on Friday evening so we all decided to go to the rooftop club next door to our hostel. After way too many drinks and pictures we ended the night with a $5 dominos.

Our first proper day in Auckland we were all planning to go to Waikiki Island but unfortunately it was a little bit overcast and we were just all too hungover to move much. We all wandered round the shops and had a few drinks in a little cowboy themed pub near the harbour. In the early evening we all had a nap and then got ready- played too many games of uno and headed out. We went to a club but it was a bit too odd so we headed to a sports bar (so the boys could watch football) and had a few more drinks in there. Once again we finished the night with a $5 dominos- you can literally never go wrong with a £2.50 pizza.

Our second day and third days were quite similar- we had a lie in and then got odd jobs done and headed out about midday. We went to other parts of the city and explored round there and found somewhere for dinner. In the afternoon we headed back to the hostel and played more games of uno!

We had another night in Auckland after our trip to the Bay of Islands to catch up with our friend Alex who we had met on the Whitsundays who's now living the dream and living in New Zealand! It was so nice to have someone show us where to go and we had the nicest meal and had some drinks in an Irish pub. 

I definitely wish we had a car to explore more of Auckland and I wish the weather had been better to explore some islands and the volcano! Just another reason to return to New Zealand!