visitors

Natalie and Christina were confused when they saw us at the airport at 5 am this morning – we’d given them very careful instructions about where, when and how to meet us in downtown Auckland. They got through customs so fast we almost missed them – guess we’re used to things taking a bit longer in the States.

We took the SuperShuttle into downtown Auckland, sharing it with several very chatty examples of the type of American tourist that makes us tempted to claim Canadian heritage more often than we already do.

The shuttle dropped us off at ACB hostel, which, if you’re a faithful Counting Sheep reader, you’ll remember as my first ‘employer’ in New Zealand – where we started our housekeeping jobs on my 26th birthday.

We camped out in the TV room to repack our bags (Natalie was playing Santa Claus, bringing us stuff from our parents and things we’d ordered online) and catch up some more sleep, then we had breakfast and headed outside to meet our bus.