Monday
Erin Writing – Monday was fun. I made Abe go running for 1:45minutes. While he was complaining before we went, he says he was happy that he had run because of the cool things he saw (my plan all along!). We ran to a suburb of Auckland called Ponsonby, a quaint, trendy place. I do have to say we thought we would be champs at running given we are coming from altitude to sea level. However, we were wrong. The hills here are astounding and they are everywhere!!! After our run, we checked out of the Crowne Plaze into a backpacker. We got a room with our own bathroom (yeah!) and settled in. This backpacker is cool. They provide breakfast, internet service for $8.00NZ/hour, and linens. It is located in the heart of downtown and is across from a cool park! After we unpacked, we went to a sushi place that rocked!! Unbeknownst to us, the restaurant closed at 3p and we got there at 2:30pm. When we gave our waitress a 25% tip, she was shocked and excited!!! What we did not know is that it is highly unusual for people to tip here. After this, we went to a pub, had dessert and a beer, and then went back to the backpacker to read and relax.
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