Last Day in the Bay

I loved the Bay of Islands, it was so beautiful, the only negative was the hostel! I woke up this morning and there were crisps all over the floor, most of the dorm was still asleep so I brushed my teeth packed and checked out! I was able to put my stuff in storage for the day as the bus didn't leave until 4.30pm.

I decided to go across to Russell which is across the water from Paihia, I got the ferry and walked straight up to Flagstaff Hill. The flagstaff is an excellent place to view the Bay from so I sat up there for a while admiring the view and headed back down again. In the town I walked around, it is one of the oldest places in NZ and has some lovely little houses. I found a Department of Conservation visitor centre and had a look around, they had a free video of the history of the bay so I stayed and watched that. I walked on down to the waterfront and found a little cafe and had a latte. I couldn't afford anything else - it's very expensive in Russell! I got chatting to a couple from OZ and then a couple from Yorkshire! They were ordering food so my stomach growled and I got the ferry across to Paihia (Pie Here - Pronounciation), I bumped into one of the lads from my dorm - not one of the juveniles! We went to a waterfront bar and had lunch together, we stayed there for a few hours as the drinks were quite cheap!

We got on the bus back to Auckland - not very exciting, it was pretty much straight down with a stop for dinner - Thai!

I checked into the hostel went and said Hi to my previous dorm mates and went to bed!