Monday, December 8, 2008

DAY 27: One More for the Road

COLUMBUS, WIS. -- I did not have much time to spend in Auckland so I just wondered around a nice museum in this large park called the Domain on my last day.

I spent a few hours there and saw a Maori cultural performance, which was pretty cool.

After that I had lunch in the park under the bright blue sky in 70 degree weather and then headed to the airport.

The ride from Auckland to San Francisco was not horrible. I did not get any sleep, which is not good because it was a red eye. I did manage to get some sleep from San Francisco to St. Louis, however. That sleep and a coffee helped me make it the rest of the way home to Madison and then Columbus.

Rough day. Back to work tomorrow.

In order the foster my transition here is my top 5 things that I did not like about New Zealand.

1) All that Sun. That is just bad for the skin eventually. I mean reapplying all that sunscreen. Pfff.

2) Can't get a good breakfast anywhere. Most kiwis eat a light breakfast. I however like the large Midwest breakfast.

3) Not very good pizza.

4) No credit card options at the gas pump.

5) Ocean and waterfall mist is bad for the camera lenses.

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