Leaving Auckland Tomorrow

Okay, so yesterday was pretty cool. We ferried out to an island that was created by a volcano 600 years ago. It is called Ragitoto (like the dog on the Wizard of Oz). We walked and walked and then walked some more. I think we probably walked close to 10 miles. We walked, we cried and then we walked some more. The ground was really hard, as you can imagine it would be considering it was a volcano!! Just kidding about the crying. At the summit we saw breathtaking views of downtown aucklund, including the sky tower. It was a really fun day. We were there for about 6 hours. There is nothing on the island, in terms of commerce, so no water or food or people, besides those the ferry brought over. It was peaceful. I think I will have to buy new hiking boots, though, as I had a total of 4 blisters. You should have seen us, we were so prepared for a crappy rainy day and it was a beautiful sunny day. Better to be prepared than freeze to death (that's the boy scouts motto).
A few days ago we went to see Public Enemy. They actually mention Fargo, ND in the movie. That was wierd. Good movie though. Jesse is in love with the oranges here. He claims they are the best he's ever had. I think they are delicious. We picked up a present for Alex for his birthday today. Knowing us we probably will mail it in a week or so!!
We are leaving for Warkworth tomorrow afternoon. We are going to work at a hotel in exchange for room and board. It will be good to get out of the city. The only thing left to do here is to go to the planetarium and we may do that tonight.
Two days ago we thought we would catch a rugby match. After all it was free to the public to get in. Well, on the way there the weather was fairly nice and we decided to walk. It was about an hour walk. We found the location (Eden Hill) and then decided that to kill a few hours before the game we should find a pub. Hm....small problem. We walked and walked and could not find one. In NZ it is perfectly legal to drink in public, as long as you are not in the Central Business District (which is where we are staying). Years and years of upbringing in the states has taught me that being drunk in public is wrong and drinking in public is much worse. Jesse finally convinced me that we should just go into a liquor store and then drink on the way back to the rugby match. I finally relented and we had just gotten the booze and turned back to Eden Hill when it began to downpour. I mean the sky opened up and it was all directed onto us. We ran into a bus stop and sat on the bench. Our parents would be so proud!! Here we were, 2 unemployed and homeless people drinking in a bus stop in broad day light. It was a moment.