Last full day in Auckland

 Hello! I am in Auckland, New Zealand, and will only be in Auckland for one more day. While I was in Auckland, I noticed a few things. The first thing is that everybody drives on the left, and it was the same in Fiji too. There is also a lot of fresh fruit here, but mainly kiwis. They are not as sour as in Calgary, and they have lots more varieties of kiwi such as golden kiwi and red kiwi. You are also able to hike up many dormant volcanoes, and there are 53 dormant volcanos in Auckland. I climbed up one and it was about a 10 minute hike up. I went to the beach with my mom, dad, and sister, and found quite a lot of sea animals! There was a red crab that we found and surprisingly, it didn’t hurry away when it saw us. It stayed in one place and we were able to get very close to it (3cm away). I also found a very strange anemone that looked a little bit like seaweed, but cut off into smaller chunks. 

The beach we went to


                                                                       The anemone 


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  1. AnonymousNovember 6, 2023 at 9:28 AM

    Allison, it looks like you are having a fabulous trip. Thank you for sharing your incredible adventure. Ms. Burkell

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  2. AnonymousNovember 9, 2023 at 9:49 AM

    The anemone looks so cool. Does the volcano look any different than a normal mountain on the top?

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