Day 3/4 – Jet Lag 1 – Charlotte 0

So you would’ve thought a day of exploring Singapore in 30 degree heat would lead to a good nights sleep – who was I kidding? I think I slept for 3 hours out of the potential 6 I could’ve had = nightmare. However, thanks to Woods wisdom a few weeks a go I booked myself the back window seat of the plane, which led to a few cheeky Zzz’s on the plane.

8hrs 40 minutes later I had made it to Auckland. Now a side note: upon arrival in both Singapore and New Zealand I have just walked through passport control, not even 1 queue. UK take note please. I was also not arrested by border control and the cute little sniffer dog so all in all it was a welcome entry. Next stop, my hostel, so in the planning stages I was like no no no I’m not staying in a hostel it will be hell on earth. Well here I am writing this blog from my pod. It’s quiet, it’s private and it’s clean. I figured I’m only here to sleep so no point paying a fortune. Anyhow moving on, straight into bed for another shit night sleep. At 2am I planned day 4 – the sights of Auckland.

An early get up, and a breakfast of champions down in the bar/ cafe attached to the hostel. Two coffees later I was ready for stop number 1: The All Blacks experience.

For those of you that didn’t know I am a rugby fan. You can’t beat men in short shorts chasing an egg shaped ball. But in all seriousness the art of the All Blacks game makes them world best and the anticipation prior to a game by performance of the Haka is mind blowing, this was a great experience and definitely a must if you are ever in Auckland.

Stop number 2 led me sky high, up the sky tower 🤮🤮. Another Jet lag side note – I was feeling like the ground was moving and did question if there was an earthquake going on whilst I went to the toilet. Alas if it was up to 8 on the Richter scale and more than 20km away away then the sky tower would’ve been able to withstand the strain 🙄🙄 wouldn’t want to be up there and try it. So for one who is scared of heights this was a case of me going up – not really looking down, taking some pics and admiring the view. That was all great until some loon decided to do the sky jump, and heard themselves off the top (attached to ropes obviously). This made my palms sweat even more than necessary so resorted to a glass of wine and cheeseboard with a view. Again definitely worth doing but my fear of heights is getting worse.

Stop number 3 my own guided walking tour to the harbour via St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The weather today made it even more beautiful than it already is, nothing beats cold crisp sea air and by the time I reached stop 4 Albert Park via Queen street I was pooped and just really needed a nap.

The final stop of the day took me up Mount Eden, once an active volcano, today a viewing point across Auckland. The scenes in every direction were stunning. But jet lag defeated me and I was ready for a nap.

Back to the hostel, my eye had been twitching all afternoon so I had a little nap whilst I did some laundry, an early dinner and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc and it was time to relax. Ready for the wine tour of Waiheke Island tomorrow.