I left Raleigh Wednesday Feb 4Th at 7:30am and arrived in Auckland Friday Feb 6Th at 5:45am. The trip was long but I felt great finally getting into New Zealand. I made it through the 20 hours of flying and was able to take a bird bath to get ready for my first day in my new country.
I took a shuttle to the train station were I made my train by 5 minutes. The train took me from Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, all the way through the North island to my new home of Wellington. While on the train I saw rolling farms full of cows and sheep that led way to rugged mountains. I was surprised by the snow capped Mount Ruapehu standing at 9,177ft. It's an active volcano that last erupted in 2007. My day on the train was nice but I was so grateful to finally get to the Wellington station.
A lady from international affairs picked me up and took me to my flat at Basin Reserve. I started to get a little weak from being awake for so long and felt like I was rocking on a boat; I needed a bed. However, the wrong key was left for me, so I waited 3 hours for the correct one. I wanted to put my stuff in my new room and be settled. The key never came by 11pm so I just crawled into my bed in the wrong room and passed out.
I took a shuttle to the train station were I made my train by 5 minutes. The train took me from Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, all the way through the North island to my new home of Wellington. While on the train I saw rolling farms full of cows and sheep that led way to rugged mountains. I was surprised by the snow capped Mount Ruapehu standing at 9,177ft. It's an active volcano that last erupted in 2007. My day on the train was nice but I was so grateful to finally get to the Wellington station.
A lady from international affairs picked me up and took me to my flat at Basin Reserve. I started to get a little weak from being awake for so long and felt like I was rocking on a boat; I needed a bed. However, the wrong key was left for me, so I waited 3 hours for the correct one. I wanted to put my stuff in my new room and be settled. The key never came by 11pm so I just crawled into my bed in the wrong room and passed out.
*Photo on top: Mount Ruapehu from the train. Bottom: Train station in a national park along the trip.
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