Journey back to Auckland

Today we got up and packed up all of our gear and tents.  We hiked back over the hills to round up a few more sheep to herd back over to the pasture by our campsite.  It was a hot morning and we were all sweating by the time we finished!  We loaded all the gear up and said goodbye to our first real "home" of our trip.  We stopped in Russell for some lunch and window shopping (or real shopping, if you were me, and just couldn't resist a few presents for back home!)  When we got back to Auckland everyone raced to get into hot showers and clean clothes and to catch up on laundry, email and phone calls.  We ordered a bunch of pizzas which were delicious!  We finished off the evening by either relaxing or heading out for some fun on the town, including a karaoke night at a local bar!  It was a nice day to get back into civilization and get cleaned up a bit before our next adventure!

-Katie