New Zealand is COMPLETE

The grand finale!

Our final destination in New Zealand was the financial capital of the country, also called Auckland. Every country has a city like this. Over populated compared to the rest of the country, arrogant, and mindless of fellow country men. To put it into perspective, the population of NZ is 4 million. Auckland has more than a quarter of this population.

People often compare this city to Vancouver, BC and in some ways it does have similar characteristics but in other ways it is VERY different. We found it to be the most cosmopolitan city in the country and a change from the many sheep, deer and cows we've been seeing for a while.

Though our time was limited in this city, we made the most of it by checking out the local surf and my personal favorite: taking the ferry across to get a glimpe of downtown Auckland as well as the famous volcanoe that is now dormant.

A VERY SPECIAL thanks to Xavier and family for putting us up and driving us to the airport in the wee hours of the morning.

- the loneasian