The Sky's the limit

I can't complain about being bored here in Auckland. I mean, school is from time to time hard to endure. But still, cinema,ice cream, Badminton and swimming are keeping me busy. Last week I finally redeemed the giftvoucher that I received from Nelleke to go up the Skytower. It was simply amazing. Although it was a bit scary standing on glass and looking down more than 200 m, it was an awesome experience and I enjoyed every moment up there. On Friday night, there was a big Lantern Festival in Albert Park which is part of the Chinese New Year Celebration. It was nice, but all the dragons and symbols honestly don't mean a lot to me. On Saturday, I went together with Jeannine kayaking from St.Helliers Bay to Rangitoto Island. One way was actually only about 4.9 kilometers, but my steering wasn't that good, so I'm sure we paddled at least 6 kms one way :) When we arrived on Rangitoto our guide prepared a nice morning tea before we walked up over hot scoria to the summit, where we had an lookout all over the Hauraki Gulf up to Coromandel Peninsula. After this biiiiiig effort, we had an amazing barbecue lunch before we set off in the direction of Auckland. It was good fun with the waves made by ferries and bigger boats, but as it is also quite exhausting, we all were happy to be back. There we got an ice cream and our kayak experience was passe. In the evening, I realised how tired I was by almost falling asleep in the cinema :) On Sunday morning I went to church a last time, before I went together with Tanja and Jeannine to Devonport where we enjoyed the beach and delicious fish n'chips. This is life!