What a busy day! Up at 9am, which doesn't sound early but it is when you're still stuck in Perth mode and it's only 5am in the morning there. Had to head to Cambridge as Dad was doing a 26km river race in his kayak from Cambridge to Hamilton. What an awesome event, wish I had taken part, well I did wish that until we drove away and it started pouring down with rain. Next stop was the Backing Black Fan Tour. Emily and I got to see how our feet sizes compared ...

We brought the tickets over a year ago and finally it was time for our first game of the rugby world cup!!! Emily and I decided to head into the city two hours before the game. We started our mission from the Fan Zone which is at the south end of Hamilton City, approx 20 minute walk to the stadium. You could feel the excitement, the city was buzzing!!! Almost a total blackout with ABs supporters everywhere, but there were a few red and white samurai warriors ...

Today was a pretty cruisy day! Had to go to my most favorite shop in NZ, The Warehouse! Looked around The Base which is now apparently the largest shopping complex in NZ, shot Hamilton!! But surprisingly enough, I hardly brought anything, must be something wrong there!! Then tonight Hamilton surprised me again. We went to watch the NZ Breakers play the Wollongong Hawks at the new Claudelands arena, and what an awesome arena!! The Basketball was awesome, my first...

Well you could feel the excitement of the World Cup at the Perth Airport. So many of the passengers on our flight were decked out in their rugby gears, including one old dude who had a pen that played the haka. I'm pretty sure he played it to EVERYONE on the flight! The flight was awesome because it was so quick, we left maybe 10 minutes late but arrived 30 minutes early. And if you hadn't realised the RWC was happening, Auckland Airport definitely let you kn...