July 8: The Bays

New Zealand is such a beautiful country and I was able to visit one of the prettiest beaches I have ever seen! This is one of my last days on my Magellan and the experience has been incredible. This area was called Byron Bay and it was interesting to see the difference between beaches here and beaches in the United States. I also visited Lyall Bay, which was also equally as pretty. 

Pictures of Byron Bay

This beach was spotless and I did not find one piece of trash. These two beaches had signs to keep the area clean and they were just that! There are clean beaches in the United States of course, but it was obvious how much more people cared about the environment here.  One girl I talked to from Boston explained how crazy it is to see the difference in attitudes here. They all care about the environment and the beaches unlike a lot of Americans. Throughout my whole time in New Zealand, I did not notice littering anywhere. In the United States, littering is too common.  
I was also able to meet up with my friend from home, Danielle, who is also here in Wellington for an internship!

Me at Lyall Bay!

Danielle and I