After checking out of the hostel, I waited in Mad Travel to hear from Alice, who said that her and Flo had gone for a coffee, but that Flo wanted to get the bus which takes you directly to the airport. Given that we had plenty of time to get there, and it was cheaper to go via Manukau, I got the bus there, and was sat next to a girl who was on her way to Polyfest, so I was very jealous. Even going the long way, I still got there about 20 minutes before me and Al...

I still haven't shaken off the body clock I got from the farm, so I started the day early again, which meant I had got most of what I wanted to do out the way pretty early (send my I.D. to Australia for my superannuation claim, buy mum and dad's birthday presents, and check various things online), so I went to Peter Pan's and spent an hour on the computers. Alice texted to say her and Flo were going to the aquarium, which I didn't fancy spending $34 on, so I cau...

For some reason, I felt compelled to wake up early, which was good as I woke up quite early anyway. Because the hostel is 40 minutes out of town, I have booked the remaining nights at Nomads in the centre, so I made my way into the city, and left my luggage at Mad Travel next door, to go shopping for mums birthday present. I then got a bus to One Tree Hill, which is a volcano spot, and offered pretty cool views of both the city and the surrounding Cornwall park,...

I got up at 5.15, and then Dougal drove me to the airport, which was very nice of him as I wouldn't have minded walking! On the news it said that Polyfest was still supposed to be happening, despite the weather (cyclone Lusi had hit Alice and Flo already up in Bay of Islands). I had been interested in Polyfest after I had heard about it in the Te Papa museum in Wellington- it's a Polynesian festival which was happening today in Auckland! The flights weren't too ...

We got up early so that we had plenty of time to organise the next stage of our trip, and to sightsee afterwards. Peter Pans travel agent wasn't open when we got there, so Alice had a look at phones/ tablets in Vodafone and JB Hi-Fi (an electrical shop), which were conveniently located next door to each other. She ended up buying a tablet which you can insert a SIM card into, and so can use as a phone, which was somehow loads cheaper than getting a phone which ha...