Big Gay Out

Our last day in Auckland just happened to be their gay pride day. It was totally coincidental. We didn't know about it until we were there. They don't call it Gay Pride, they call it Big Gay Out. It is a celebration in Coyle Park on the water with beautiful views across to downtown. As tourists we didn't even need to find our way there. There was an arranged bus that went around to all the bars and picked people up and take them to Coyle Park and back.
I was impressed with this Drag Queen that performed, she actually performed using her own voice and did not lip sync like so many do. She was fabulous!
It was a fun day and lots of people there were shirtless and showing off their tattoos which were very popular. We also noticed what good shape everybody was in, there did not seem to be any over weight people in New Zealand. The Maori are naturally bigger but still in good shape. Later we found this to be an Auckland thing. The people in the city are just more body conscious. But overall not as fat as Americans.



The event was a success with candidates speaking, entertainment, beer, lots of food and a beautiful day. It was a good time and I'm so glad we got to experience it. Tomorrow we hit the road for our travels around both islands.