Cathedral Cove Auckland and Surrounding Beaches- We had a long day/night of travel flying from Bangkok to Auckland, with a layover in Brisbane. We landed in Auckland around 7pm local time, and got some beautiful views of small uninhabited islands and the rugged coastlines on our approach. After landing in Auckland, we got through immigration and retrieved our bags quickly, but then spent almost 2 hours in line waiting to get through customs declarations. We had read that this could happen since NZ is very strict about what is allowed in the country to prevent invasive species and other issues (fair, considering they're a remote island), so we had made sure our hiking boots were clean (yep, they even look at that) and filled out our online applications. Once we got to the front of the line, we quickly worked our way through the different security check points. We didn't run into any issues, except Mel had to surrender an extra ham and cheese sandwich she had saved from the fligh...
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