Central Precinct Apartment Htl Auckland

A FLYING FOX is a kiwi term for what woudl be generally known around the world as a zip-line swing. We stumbled onto one in Auckland at the part and had a blast! Jack loved it and we had to do it about 5 times.

The parks here in NZL seem to be so much better than back home. Our little park in our subdivision is really bad compared to the elaborate parks we have been too here. And there are ...

... how long we would be spending in New Zealand and what we would like to do and she gave me many options! We caught the shuttle to our hostel and it was raining and windy and we spent the evening hanging out.

Our hostel was a big house with lots of rooms with a big kitchen and lots showers and bathrooms. I really thought I would have a problem with sharing a bathroom, but so far, they have all ...

... Then we had to jump off a 4 meter ish rock with a ring into the freezing cold water, I completely bottled this and it took me about 8 tries to actually jump (I thought the guy would push me!) Then I did a half jump, lost my ring and nearly drowned - classy! We had to climb through all of these small caves and I was told I looked like a dying seal trying to do it! We then went on a river ride and saw all of the glow worms, before climbing up 2 waterfalls with no ropes ...

... is the main reason I am not terribly fond of her. She acts as though her experiences in life are far superior to those of anyone else. Granted, she has done some incredible things, but this is spoiled by the fact that she is constantly tooting her own horn.
She is a somewhat clumsy woman, but is in complete denial of it. She dresses as though she is much younger and walks about with her nose far too high for her own good.

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... with playstation, Tintin and generally playing and having lots of fun. As much as we would have loved to spend all our time playing around, we did go out and explore some of the northern countryside including a lovely town called Matakana; gateway to the beautiful wineries in the area. On driving back the most picturesque route we stopped in at Waiwera hot springs which was very relaxing and very warm in the cold NZ winter. In fact, we couldn't even get in the ...

... across it. At the middle of the bridge there is a bungy jump site, where we watched some one do a jump! Scary stuff. We then visited an old Maori fortress which was then turned into a gun point for the NZ army. They constructed the defenses when they thought they were under attack from Russia. They weren't! The guns have only been fired once and that was to salute the Queen on one of her visits! The next day we were heading off on the Kiwi Experience!

... one of the many different types of beer on offer. It all seemed very pretentious to me, bordering on the line of what the average Kiwi bloke would intricately describe as 'billshite' - leave that kind of **** to the toffs and la-de-da's of the wine industry & top-end restaurants thanks Speights! 11-12-08 146 Kms to Waiouru. When i left Jack & Jens, I headed slowly up SH 3. Jack had looked up the weather forecast on the internet that morning and advised me of North ...

... tracks asap. We drive south and then east heading ultimately to Hot Springs Beach after seeing much of the coast line and stocking up from the big supermarkets for food for the next few days. Finally getting to the beach its around 5pm and low tide isn't until 8pm, the springs only accessible two hours either side of low tide. We mooch about and eventually head down the beach where there are already people with shovels trying to combat the receding surf and getting nowhere. We wander ...

... to tell that story, and to focus on the school as a microcosm of the bigger picture. So come with me on the Blog journey if you like. There's going to be preparation, and then 18 days serious travelling that takes us to Savong's School, the town of Siem Reap at Khmer new year (much throwing of water) and a visit to Phnom Penh. Will the doco come together? What dramas will I encounter in the ongoing quest to support the school?

... meeting house on the circular lawn.





This small area of the country pretty much houses all the most important places in the early history of New Zealand, yet it also just looked like a traditional English cottage & gardens (apart from the Maori parts of course!); it was a really lovely spot.



I remember the guide saying that one of ...