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  • From Wisconsin, United States
  • Currently in Rural Areas, New Zealand

My first trip Anywheres! New Zealand.

Wwoofing in New Zealand. Also hiking, being confused, and general unusualness.

The Long Run.

New Zealand Rural Areas, New Zealand  |  Jan 14, 2010
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To begin a sort of travel journal, I will use these notes to communicate mysteriously across land and sea, earth and air, back to the people I know, so that I can make you all jealous. Also, then I need not repeat myself a thousand times over. First off, the journey to where I am now. I left on Friday. My first flight from milwaukee was overbooked by one person, and I was lucky enough to be standing next to the counter when the announcement was made. Result: one Southwest airlines travel voucher for $326 (the flight only cost me $120), a wait of seven hours ...till the next flight, and a good omen to begin the trip.Anyways, Milwaukee to Kansas City, KC to Los Angeles. I flew in to L.A. at night, which is probably the best way to see the place. Like a giganticsparklyshinythingthat goesinall directionsblinkingbrightHUGE. Either way it was impressive. Hotel sleep. The next day I was back at the airport trying to figure out how to waste an entire day, as my flight didn't leave till late.As is my habit in times of confusion, I was playing harmonica, when an attendant lady started doing a bit of a jig. Play it again Sam! she tells me. Anyway she's pretty nice, and lets me know how to get to the beach by bus for 1$. I spend the day there wandering the peir, snapping pictures, and getting inspirational talks from homeless people with their own christian rap groups.That night I fly out, huge plane 747, I believe. Flights not bad about 9 hours, and I get in to Fiji, the next morning, or perhaps its two mornings later. Its Monday at any rate, and its hoooooooooot. The extent to which t is hot is represented by the amount of O's by the way.Then after a few hours of line standing, and sweating, it's off to Auckland. Another 5 hours, a second airline breakfast (They DO know about second breakfasts here) and I'm landing in Auckland. Little bit of a windy landing, and I'm regretting 2nd breakfast.I manage to get off the plane and through customs without vomiting on any federal agents, and all of a sudden I'm in New Zealand. Whoohoo. I take a nap outsidethe airport in the napping/ smoking zone and recover.Man, this is getting long. Turns out Auckland is rather stylised and shiny and, well, very clean, isn't it? Yes, it's very clean. I get a bus to the downtown area and wander with all my life on my back till I find my Hostel. And I'm spent.Well this is really to long already, so lets say I took a ferry to an island, had an overnight hike, got back, got on another bus. And finally met my first WWoofing family, which is where I am now. Alright, I'm done, I'll let you all know how it goes.
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    JodieandKen wrote: Sun May 2, 2010
    Welcome to Kiwiland! Jx
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