Saturday Morning

Just kidding! I figured out a way to post pictures, they'll be up soon!!
This morning I went on a run with my new friend Christina Welch and it was absolutely beautiful. The guys went on a run yesterday so we asked for the trail they went on but their directions were insane so we decided to just wing it. We ran down to the river with a crazy name and started on the trail that we thought would just follow around it, butttt no such luck. We ended up going all the way into the city and through neighborhoods and creeping through people's backyards until we eventually found a park that said it was connected to the crazy named river again. Turns out, we made the best decision ever not following the guy's advice, because we got to see what all the cool Henderson, Auckland locals do on their Saturday mornings. They are so much cooler than Americans. Some people were kayaking down the river, tons of bikers and runners, and best of all there were people fake Samurai fighting with huge swords and jumping and rolling around on the ground with daggers, so we walked by to watch that, and then there were about 20 old men in white competing in a legit bocce ball tournament and some women playing in a croquet tournament, and last but not least we ran by probably the coolest play ground I have ever seen, it looked almost unsafe because of how high the towers went. Not to mention, the weather was perfect with the sun peeking out and just enough breeze to keep us breathing. Even though for half of the run we never really knew where we were going and could have gotten really lost, it turned out to be a wonderful way to see the area and the locals on a beautiful morning. No regrets.
We rushed back to shower and change because the whole group is heading to the beach in about half an hour to spend the day. Hopefully I don't turn into a lobster, because the sun is about double here, they don't sell sunscreen less than 30 spf. Don't worry mom, I've got 50 on.