Our final hours in New Zealand

Friday 3rd December continued:So, after we finished up in the internet cafe, we headed back to the spa. We had about an hour in the hot spas. The coolest one was 36 degrees and the hottest was 42! That was warm! You get used to the smell after a while. Then it was time for my massage. Absolutely gorgeous! Mud pack on the back and all sorts. Then once my massage was over, I sat outside the relaxation room on the balcony by the lake and enjoyed the sunshine while waiting for Val. Once we were both done, we left the spa and headed off up north. We drove to Auckland - it's huge! They had proper motorways and street lighting and everything. It just doesn't fit in with the rest of NZ. We found our hotel, had the car valet parked and checked in. Hotel is nice, although they have messed up our booking twice. Once we had ditched the bags we had a stroll down the road to get some dinner, then it was back to bed.Saturday 4th December:Had a bit of a lie in this morning, got up about 9.30am. We went for a drive down to the harbour - not the prettiest one we've seen! It was raining too - pah! Then we took Ruggedy the Rav back. I was very sad to leave him. Such a cool car - so nice to drive. Then we went for lunch and a stroll round the shops. Didn't spend any money! Then we walked back to the hotel in the rain and had a cup of tea. We decided to go down Queens Street to look in the souvenir shops before going back to the hotel for dinner. I had a little nap and then we got ready for our night at the theatre. We went to see A Christmas Carol. It was brilliant! Bruce was fabulous in it! Then it was off to bed.Sunday 5th December:Got up about 9am, got ready and then packed. Then we checked out of the hotel and went up the Sky Tower. Great views! Then we went to look into the skyjump. When we got there the girl asked if we wanted to do it then, so we said yes! Got our jumpsuits on and got all harnessed up. A guy came down to collect us and took us to the lifts. Up we went. We found the Skyjump area and had all the harness and stuff checked again. I decided I would go first. I had my safety clip put on and I stepped up on to the walkway and walked outside. At the end on the walkway I had the two clips attached to me and the safety one was taken off. I then had to turn and face outwards and hold on to the rails. On the count of three I had to step off. i must admit to a few nerves! It's 640 feet high! Once you step off you are dropped two storeys, so you are level with the observation deck, and you hang there for a bit while they take your photo and then you are dropped the rest of the way. It is such a rush! Absolutely amazing! I then sat at the bottom and waited for Val to come down. The guy then asked if we wanted to do it again and we said yes! This time there were no nerves, just very excited! Up we went in the lift again. I went first again. This time, when I was dropped to the observation deck I was waving like a maniac at the people in the restaurant and on the deck. It was hilarious to see them all waving back, taking photos and filming me! Then it was time to be dropped. This time I had a better look around at the views. It was amazing! So pleased we did it! Then it was back to Mission Control to pick up our photos and certificates. Then we wandered down to the All Blacks shop so I could get my free socks! Because I had bought something in Wellington, they gave me a sock and told me to take it to the shop in Auckland, sing my National Anthem and get the other sock! Okay, so the girl gave me the socks without us having to sing! Then it was lunchtime and now we're here. We're going to go up the Sky Tower again now and see if we can see any more jumpers.Very sad to be leaving New Zealand, but we have so many great memories to take with us. And we now have LA and Vegas to look forward to!