Definitely NOT a city girl

Sara and I both woke and early.  We slept in our car in a car park right next to the beach.  We walked onto the beach and sat while we watched the sun rise.  It feels good to be able to just walk out and watch the sun rise.  Another testament to loving the traveling life!  We headed to explore the Coromandel Peninsula. We stopped at the Karangahake Gorge to do a little hike and to see some waterfalls. We thought that we'd stay the night in Thames but when we got there we weren't impressed so we kept on diving. Before we left Thames we stopped at an organic cheese making place for some samples. The lady there gave us a liter of yogurt for free because it would be going back in a week. We couldn't believe it. As soon as we left Thames the scenery completely changed. It was beautiful. The roads were very scary to drive on and I had to be careful not to drive off as I looked at the view. We arrived in Coromandel Town and booked at a lovely place. It was so relaxing there. We even stayed most of the next day just hanging out and reading. I went on an incredible run to the top of a hill. When I got to the top you could see 360 degrees all the way around. Our next destination was Auckland. As soon as we arrived in the city I was ready to leave. I'm not a city girl. I was already having withdrawal from trees. Sara and I spent our last night in Auckland together eating Mexican, going to a movie, and getting bubble tea. I took Sara to the airport and she headed off to Australia. It'll be weird being in New Zealand without her. The next day I went to the synagogue in Auckland and met with the Rabbi about being an outdoor environmental farming program to New Zealand. I stayed around and played with the kids at Sunday school. It was fun to work with them to create Pesach murals and play in the synagogue's garden. I met a friend of my friend Josh named Claudia. She took me around the suburbs of Auckland. It was fun spending an afternoon with her. We spent some time eating ice cream on a beach and talking.