Back to Auckland!

We woke up early this morning to drive from Mt. Maunganui back to Auckland. We stopped at a really beautiful gorge and a memorial to take scenic pictures of the Auckland harbor. When we arrived, we checked into our Nomads hostel and tried to figure out what we were going to do with our last couple of days. We planned a trip tomorrow the the west coast beaches and Brooke decided to bungy jump today! So, we changed and headsed to the bus stop where we were bussed to the harbor bridge. Lily and I got to walk all the way along the bridge and up to the bungy jumping deck. It was a beautiful place to take pictures and console Brooke before she jumped! It was really awesome to watch the people jump, get dunked in the water, and then get pulled back up! After a crazy afternoon, we headed to the Victoria Market Place and looked around all the little stands and local shops. Then, we got some dinner and came back to the hostel. The top deck of our hostel has a beautiful view of the city, a hot tub, and a sauna! I think we are going to check out the top deck later tonight! Then, tomorrow we are leaving early for the west coast. It should be a blast! Then, Saturday I fly back to Australia. Today was the first day that I was really homesick. I'm not sure what brought it on, but I was like fighting back tears all day. I was emailing my dad and for some reason his email just made me really emotional and made me miss him and my family a lot. I think it is also because New Zealand reminds me so much of VT. It was all beautiful grassy mountains, cows, and farmland as we drove north from Wellington. It reminded me a lot of home and made me miss lots of little things! Although I'm having a lot of fun seeing and doing new things, traveling is overwhelming and hectic and sometimes really scary and lonely. I'm tired and stressed out and I think I'm missing the comforts of home. New Zealand has been fun, but I think I'm ready to head back to Australia and the comfort of my own dorm room. I'm excited to go out tomorrow and do something fun and keep myself busy! Ill write again to tomorrow to tell you all about my trip! Missin' home, -Britt