Mountain-leader in Auckland
Today is my 5th full day of freedom! We had our day 12 COVID tests on day 11 and after 3 attempts, I now have 3 "not detected" results to my name! I think I got a better deal than most A level students with tests, even if they did keep spelling my name wrong. After a total of 336 hours post landing on NZ soil, we were released at 10pm into Auckland City. This involved more temperature checks, form filling and a farewell committee of 2 from the Ministry of Health and Air Force. After a little confusion, we located our driver who looked astonished that we had 4 holdalls with us (after all, we have our entire belongings for the next 3 months in them!) Somehow, the luggage and bodies all fitted into the sedan and we were driven to our new abode - the Waldorf St Martins Apartment hotel. It's not quite as glam as it sounds, but a basic apartment was fine. We dumped our bags and then headed out into the night but not before the reception crew told us that we were accidentally i...