Random Auckland
There are so many things that Lonely Planet doesn't tell you about.
See the bird on the left? It looks like a seagull, walks like a seagull, and talks like a seagull. But it's also gigantic, so really it's like a big mutant seagull. The other white bird in this picture is a normal seagull and, as you can tell, is much smaller. Fortunately, a trip to the wildlife exhibit at Te Papa eased my fears that there is something gene-altering substance in the NZ water systems, and I learned that the gigantic seagull is actually a skua. The regular-sized seagull is just a regular seagull. 
I walked into one of these mushrooms assuming it would make me double in size. When it didn't, I gave up on saving the princess. 
Another ginormous bird, this time in the botanic gardens. From a distance it just looked like a duck, but upon closer inspection I think it was actually a small horse in a duck costume. That is my foot in the picture to give you some perspective on just how large this bird is. I think that the fact that I was able to get so close is a pretty good indication that this bird is aware of its size and knows that it could kill me with little effort. 
2 comments:
We have giant gulls out here too--not like the little wimpy ones that fly over the Kroger parking lot. When I saw them for the first time I talked about it for about 20 minutes, more than enough time for my new Massachusetts friends to get tired of hearing, "Those gulls are huge. Huge!"
High point in Hilarity - mental image of Geetha walking into a mushroom followed by a look of extreme disappointment. Shoulder slump coupled with the worse news that her princess was in another castle.
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