Best road trip ever!

Last night I went to the Mexican Cafe with Flora- it's a mexican restaurant by day and a salsa dancing-type place at night. They had a spanish DJ, and it was AWESOME! It's the kind of place where there's tons of people that know how to do the dances and the twirls, and all the guys just randomly dance with all the girls. I haven't had that much fun at a bar probably ever!! Plus I've been told I'm quite the salsa dancer! I can just fake it really well.

Tonight we're all going out to our last dinner, Njeri made a slideshow of the semester, and then we're going to town.

Tomorrow morning at 8:10 (my time), my mom and Sharon will be here!!

This is what we ended up planning:
• Sunday the 26
o Mom and Sharon arrive 8:10 am, meet at airport, rent a car, start driving north
o drive up to Whangarei (3.5 hours)
o Sleep at a beach house (called a bach)
o dinner at either Schnappa Rock or Marina Pizzaria
• Monday the 27
o Go diving/snorkeling/kayaking with Dive! Tutukaka http://diving.co.nz/
• Tuesday the 28
o Wake up, drive back (3 hours)
o Drop off stuff in Chelsea’s room
o Lunch somewhere (with Flora and Jo)
o jet boating http://www.aucklandjetboattours.co.nz/
o Dinner at the sky tower http://www.skycityauckland.co.nz/Restaurants/Orbit.html or just visit: http://www.skycityauckland.co.nz/Attractions/Skytower.html
o Sleep by Auckland
• Wednesday the 29
o Drop off car by airport
o Flights to Nelson departs 11:00 am
o Wine tour?
• Thursday the 30
o Nelson zipline http://www.happyvalleyadventures.co.nz/
o Rent a car, drive to Punakaiki (3 ¼ hours)
o view pancake rocks in Punakaiki (http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/west-coast/buller-area/punakaiki-pancake-rocks-and-blowholes/ )
o Drive to Greymouth (half an hour)
• Friday the 1
o Drive to glacier (2.5 hours)
o Heli-hike the glacier in the afternoon
o sleep at glacier
• Saturday the 2
o Horse trek by the glacier
o Drive back to Nelson (6 hours)
o Sleep in Nelson
• Sunday the 3
o Flight to Auckland leaves at 7:40 am
o Rent a car; pick up stuff from Chelsea’s room, laundry!
o drive to Waitomo (3 hours)
• Monday the 4
o Morning caving
o drive to Rotorua (2 hrs)
o thermal pools http://www.waiotapu.co.nz/ or
o hangi dinner, maori cultural performance
o sleep in rotorua (all of these places have thermal pools right at the hotels! http://www.waiotapu.co.nz/)
• Tuesday the 5
o Drive to the Coromandel
o Kayaking http://www.seakayaktours.co.nz/sea_kayak_tours.html
o Hot Water Beach (low tide 4:21pm) http://www.mercurybay.co.nz/activities/hotwaterbeach.php
o Drive back to Auckland (or sleep somewhere between Auckland and the Coromandel)
• Wednesday the 6
o Return car to airport
o Fly home! (return home the same day, too!)