At the weekend I travelled from Paihia which is at the top of the North Island down to the Windy City, Wellington. I left the beautiful Bay of Islands at 130pm on Friday and arrived in Wellington at 630 am on Saturday. After getting off the coach I was met by wind and rain and I was simply not in the mood. There had been some right characters on the overnight bus from Auckland to Wellington and all the seats were taken the whole way because the final of the four nations was on in Wellington on Saturday night. So I had not slept much! Once I had found a strong cup of coffee and eaten 3 slices of bread and peanut butter I was ready to face the day!
I was actually in Wellington for an audition which was super fun and I met some cool people. It felt like I was just back at uni in a new class!
After the audition I made my way back to the station and found a McDonald's with free WiFi and a plug point to charge my gadgets. Before I knew it, it was time to get back on the bus and make my way back to Auckland. Back on the bus but it was a much nicer ride this time as I had two seats to myself and could actually fall asleep.
Once in Auckland, at 630am, I found another strong cup of coffee and some more free WiFi (as a traveller you get good at spotting free WiFi) and had some breakfast before heading off to another audition. Luckily enough I managed to find the right bus (this is nothing short of a small miracle) and met a girl who was also heading to the audition. Thankfully she knew the way as I'm not sure I would have found it.
After the audition it was time to head back to the station and get back on a bus to Paihia. I was away from the Bay for no more than 60 hours and I spent 30 of these on buses. It's safe to say I'm using my feet to get around for the foreseeable future!
Ciao for Now!
Jess
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