George here- It's 1:30 in the afternoon, and we should be out and about on our last full day of our New Zealand adventure, but it's pouring down rain in Auckland at the moment and about 50 degrees and windy. We've already been to the aquarium this morning and will likely watch a movie in an hour, so a little down time in the hotel is just fine at the moment.
I feel a little guilty being in such a cooler climate with the whole East Coast baking and much of it without power, but we'll be home to face it soon enough.
Not much to report on since Sunday, but we greatly enjoyed our villa at Hot Water Beach and Burke and I even woke up early Monday to watch Spain beat Italy in the Euro Cup soccer final. We left there around 10 and got into the heart of Auckland around 12:30. We settled into our hotel here which is probably our biggest yet with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room and a small kitchen. After a quick bite for lunch, we walked down to the wharf area and did some last minute souvenir shopping.
With steady rain this morning, we thought the aquarium would be a could idea, but so did many others, including the Australian National Boys Choir, so while seeing penguins, sting rays and sharks was cool, the crowds made it difficult to get around.
So while we will likely wrap things up later on, this will likely be it for me. We leave Auckland at 9:30 tomorrow night and then depart from L.A. an hour later on July 4. (after 12 hours of flying and 8 hours of waiting) It's been a blast, but we're all ready to be home again.
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