North Island Times and Touristy Things

DISCLAIMER: I’m going to be real with you, this section is long. Travel-wise, month one was one of our busiest months. I promise that after this, all of my monthly recaps won’t have nearly this many photos. P.s. This is all new content to the blog so that’s also part of why it’s a bit dense.

Auckland & Waiheke

In Auckland’s “Central Business District” (the Kiwi/Aussie term for downtown), Emmett and I worked on familiarizing ourselves with our new temporary homeland. This mostly involved us buying iconic Kiwi treats – like Pineapple Lumps candy bars and L&P soda – and stalking/photographing all the native birdlife. Neither Emmett nor I are birders at all – however, New Zealand wildlife is pretty much just birds. And they’re all… kind of weird and beautiful? So, on Day 2, we bought a bird guide. Favorite Highlight: Meeting those native birds for the first time at Auckland Domain.