Bayview Manly Auckland

... in de winkels doen vreemd aan; vagelijk weet ik wel dat het december is, maar het is zo vreemd om met zomerweer, of lievergezegd lente aan Kerst te denken. Ik moet nog een beetje wennen aan het idee niets te doen en hier te zijn.
De vlucht over het noordelijkste puntje van het Noorderleiland is een feest voor het oog; de groene zachte lappendeken ligt zachtjes opgeschud gedrappeerd in zee. Sweet as!
Als je vanuit de lucht het vliegtuig ...

... we didn't pick the sunny weather option on the tour so were abit unimpressed when he took us to the top of Mount Eden and said take a look at that!!!!


But apart from that we had a great time seeing as much as we could in a day. Ange enjoyed a ...

... My stay has been helpful and has given me a little direction and some solid ground to make decisions from. So, even though I have complained a bit about their habits and the situation, I must say that it has been worthwhile and I am glad I was here.

I guess that's about all I've got for now. I hope the coming days and weeks treat you well. Be kind to each other, and be kind to yourself. I will talk to you all soon. Wish me luck on a new leg of my journey.

Peace,
Collin

... ways of living it is just such a rich experience, and I know it'll be a great help for my future job.

So I get on the Stray bus again (my ticket is valid for a year) and catch up with my friend GM and meet another hilarious Irish girl called Tina (note aside: I have met so many lovely Irish people on my trip actually!) and do a small loop of the South Island... the mountains are capped with snow... it is such a beautiful country...

I won't describe it all ...

... das Land verlasse bin ich nicht sicher vor Strafverfolgung. Einen Typen aus meinem Hostel hat solche Kurzsichtigkeit eine Menge Geld gekostet.
Diese Autohaendler haben sich offenbar auf verzweifelte Backpacker spezialisiert.

Mein Kaeufer hat am Sonntag eine Anzahlung geleistet und gerade eben haben wir gemeinsam den Wagen umgemeldet. Das Geld gabs in cash. Und mir faellt noch immer eine Riesenlast vom Herzen.

... thick, very white and creamy - Our final lunch with the family at one of our favourite restaurants. The entrance to our Apartment was `DIFFERENT" and our hearts sank when we were first taken to it, but .... Marion kindly posed for me as I took various photos, first is the street entrance which led to a concrete stairwell, the photos say it all, no `lifts', we were thankful to be on the 2nd floor, where Julian, Junko and ...

... Jedenfalls ging die Fahrt heute nach Cape Reinga, dem Nordkap Neuseelands und im Bus l**nten wir auch schnell wied** jemand deutsches kennen, Anne, eine Backpack**in die schon 5 Monate hi** ist und einem wirklich zu allem und jedem Tipps geben kann! Das konnte uns** Busfahr** auch, all**dings in ein** Weise in d** es keinen int**essi**t und zwar pausenlos auf ein** etwa zehnstuendigen Fahrt. Imm**hin waren Fragen wie ...

... the average bloke on the street who seems to think they have the solution to the whole mess summarised in one sentence. The literature contained on the tables of that exhibition should definitely be taught in NZ schools AND put into pamphlet form and distributed to every mailbox in the country. 10-12-08 157 Kms to Palmerston North. After saying bye to Pete & Trish, & little Jack, I weaved my way through the early-bird city traffic. It was a little tricky trying to avoid the ...

... drama. Instead most of these creatures including lions and gorillas behaved more like pets, not having been hunted for decades and being so used to vehicles and people. But a real disappointment was that we were never allowed to drive anywhere other than on designated tracks in all national parks and were thus dependent on the animals coming to us. They rarely did and we never saw a leopard, one of the "big five" everybody wants to tick off! (the other four are ...

... t like the other guys nearly as much. But then again it may have actually been a good thing, as we could have ended up just about anywhere with Kevin at the wheel if his directions on how to get from Planet Hollywood to the Globe Bar was anything to go by. Several people gave up trying to get there and those of us that did make it were only able to thanks to Kevin standing on a random street corner for half an hour, finally indicating the right direction.