We had a couple of nights in the big city, and though there's way more to do in Auckland than we had time for, we enjoyed the city scape (nice view from our hostel room!)...
...had a really yummy dinner in Ponsonby with two Denverites living in Auckland who we met on our Milford Track hike last month...
...took a ferry to Rangitoto Island, out in the bay.
It's a volcanic island, and though it hasn't been active for centuries, there is still exposed volcanic rock everywhere. So cool.
There were even these great lava tubes that we could walk into. Though this picture sort of makes it look like I'm about to be beamed up to the mother ship.
And the view from the peak of the island back at the city was so nice.
I also caught a yoga class while we were in town, and in our brief walk around the city center, I was impressed at how lively and bustling Auckland is. (I've also heard that it's the city that has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world, which seems kind of funny at first but actually makes a lot of sense.) Could easily have spent more time here, but we have plane tickets for a gluttonous vacation from our vacation. Stay tuned!
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