From Grads to Nomads

Yesterday evening we decided to venture into downtown Auckland, to head to the internet cafe where it is just 2 dollars an hour, so we could all use the internet for an extended period of time. Well, we decided to park our car in the parkade across the street which apparantly was not the brightest idea. We went to retrieve the car at about 1am, and discovered we wree effectively locked out of the parkade until 6am. Luckily, Kirby and Krista had parked their car in an outdoor lot, so I headed home with them and left the 3 guys to spend the night playing on the internet. We got back to the apartment, and then at about 4am, I heard loud banging on the window, which freaked me right out. Turned out to be this guy who lives 2 houses down and he had drank a little too much, and was looking for the guys to party with. I told him they were not home, and sent him on his merry way. Then at about 7:30, I receive a text message, and realize I have the parking ticket in my purse....Whoops! Thankfully the little old parking lady took pity on the boys, charging them $16 since the proper fee for a lost ticket would have been $28 (times 2 days...yikes!)

So now half the house is fast asleep, and tomorrow morning we leave for Paihia in the Bay of Islands!