So this is going to start a little from the night before. Before I start, I'll fill you in on a little joke that's been going on between Kristy and I, and our Irish roommate, Andrew. Basically, when Kristy & I get settled in on our top bunks, we HATE having to get off. I think if there were a fire, we'd just hope for the best and continue listening to music & reading. Anyway, for the last few nights we have been dozing off to sleep with the light on and w...

Finally! An early morning for us! We were up at 8am to go to the markets & breakfast We left the hotel at 8.45am, it was hard trying to get ready in the pitch black room (our Irish roommate was still sleeping) while trying to be quiet. We found 'Shakey Isles' cafe pretty easy, it was on an old street corner, and looking fabulously Pommy. We went in and loved it straight away. Inside we were trying to decide on what to get when a polite young gentleman came ...

Oh my goodness! When we FINALLY woke, it was 11.05am! This sleeping in is TERRIBLE! We are becoming too use to luxuries like that! Tomorrow we have vowed to wake up early, but we have a good motivator, the Farmer's Markets are on down near the wharf, and we discovered this adorable little cafe in the heart of the markets, so we will get some breakfast & coffee before browsing things we won't actually buy. Anyway, after we woke and got ready, it was lunch ti...

It was a late start again this morning, 10.40am wake up and just pottered around for a while. After we got ready & had breakfast we tried to do some washing, but we didn't realize we needed our own washing powder. That sorta made as depressed. We went across to 'Countdown' to buy a few things, (I really need shampoo and conditioner) and forgot the washing powder! We figured it's a sign for us not to do the laundry! So we went for another walk around town and...

We woke up to a fully dark room. My phone had died so I had no idea what time it was, but was informed it was 10.15am! Where did the time go!? We got up, got ready and had some toast with vegimite, (they sell it here!) and a cheap orange & mango popper @ 10.55am, true backpacker style haha. We had to go for a walk to get to the ferry, we decided to go to 'Rangitoto Island' which is a volcanic island, and we had to trek up it! It was bloody horrible I am so ...