Auckland Zoo - Apr 17, 2010

Disappointed with not seeing any kiwis in the bird sanctuary in Wellington, we decided to take an even easier approach and visited the Auckland Zoo. The zoo is pretty big with a great mix of animals you'd expect to see. We spent quite a bit of time in the pitch-black kiwi enclosure watching a couple of the little birds dig through the leaves and dirt in search of food. We tried to take some pictures, but it was just too dark.


Luckily Jesse used his computer skills to enhance the photo so you can see what they look like in normal lighting. L&P or Lemon and Paeroa is a soft drink that started just down the highway in Paeroa, but it's now manufactured by Coca-cola. It's the quintessential kiwi beverage (since the beer isn't very good) with the slogan - "World Famous in New Zealand."

The zoo had a great mixture of animals, but nothing really out of the ordinary. There were lions, giraffes and seals, but the penguin exhibit was being renovated, so no luck there. Oh well, we plan to make a trip to the South Island next year to see them in the wild!