We headed back into Auckland this weekend and got to see a lot more of the city, including the nightlife. On Friday we all me up at a pub down the street from the volunteer house. After a couple of drinks a few of us wandered off and found a cute little lounge called the Corner Store. The bartender was hillarious so we stuck around for some laughs before heading back home.
On Saturday Tara and Brittany, the other two girls from North America in the group, and I finally got our chance to get out on our own and explore. After much deliberation we decided the beach was a must, the closest one to the city was in Mission Bay. The fifteen minute bus ride took us to a beautiful street with an array of restraunts on one side and the white sands of the beach on the other. We had lunch in the sun on the balcony of one of the restraunts before heading down to the waterfront. Laying out for only about an hour and a half and I of course came back with a huge sunburn, even after applying the SPF multiple times. There was still some time to kill when we left the beach so we walked further down the road and found Kelly Tarltons Underwater Experience. I finally got to see live pengiuns! Along with giant manta rays and sharks it was a lot of fun.
The evening started off at a backpackers bar, which was a little grungy but the drinks where nice and cheap. And then we headed down to an area called the waterfront which was a little marina area surrounded by a ton of different clubs and bars. With no cover to pay we hopped from place to place and danced the night away. It was so much fun an a lot different than the nightlife back home!
Sunday we went to the Auckland Museum. The entire first floor is dedicated to the history of the Maori people of New Zealand. Its really interesting to get a background of the culture before we get to experience a traditional Maori feast as part of our tour. The day ended on a delicious note with an ice cream cone from Moovenpick. I would call the weekend a success :).
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