Merry Christmas everyone! We will be home in only 5 days! We are in Fiji now, which I will definitely write more about probably tomorrow, but first I need to catch up on our stay in Auckland. We only went for 3 days and took 2 day trips. Auckland is a nice city- it is small but had a very active restuarant and bar scene. It is also very clean so we liked it. The first night we went out to dinner and then went to the ice bar. I was waiting for months to go! Its a bar completely made of ice- it is pretty small, only 30 people are allowed in at once but so cool! They give you jackets, gloves, and boots to keep warm. The bar, couches, glasses, everything is made of ice! Very fun.
The first day we took a trip to the Glow-worm caves in Laitomo. It was a long drive to get there but totally worth it. We went underground into this extensive cave network filled with stalacmites and staglamites. It was really beautiful and cool- Mom and I had never seen anything like it. Then we took a small boat on this underground river. The ceiling was covered in little lights from the glow worms. They arent really worms, actually larvae, and the they glow to attract food. It was amazing. We had to be perfectly silent and no cameras allowed becuase the worms are very sensitive and will shut off if disturbed.
The second day we took a tour of Auckland. We did so many things in 1 day it was unbeleivable. We took a trip around the city, went to some monuments, a volcanic crater, the zoo, the aquarium, a shopping district, a soalboat cruise, and then to the sky tower. It was really fun but we were very tired that night. The nest morning we woke up at 4 to fly to Fiji. It is paradise here. I will write more later!