Auckland with the Parents pt . 1

Continuing blogging the vacation! So on December 15, I got up really early in the morning, checked out of the hostel, bought a coffee and a muffin, and jumped on the bus to the airport. The airport in Auckland has one easy designated place to meet arrivals -- and oh man, I basically jumped over everything when I first saw them.

(check out the size of the Moa skeleton!! @ Auckland Museum)

We stayed in the CBD basically the whole time and went to tons of museums--Auckland Museum, I forget the name of the Auckland Art Museum, the Maritime Museum, Kelly Tarleton's Aquarium, bunches.

(me and my dad in the museum--in a model Maori meeting house)

It was stellar -- went to go see the Hobbit, had Japanese food, MCDONALD'S, etc etc.

(this is from Ambrym in Vanuatu)

(tapa from Fiji [I think...])