Aloe Tree Backpacker Auckland

... like the CN tower in Toronto but smaller and worse views) and watched people jumping off it (all supervised of course), and had a nice meal in the trendy waterfront area.

The next day is where the fun was supposed to begin, after 3 hours of waiting (due to a fridge malfunction) we were finally able to drive off in our "home" for the next 12 nights. We named the campervan Bert, no reason. I have decided to structure our journey into to daily ...

... internet here) while eating our tea. Which was really really weird, I'm a big listener in UK and to hear the same radio show that I'd normally be driving to work or eating breakfast instead the sun was setting and we were eating our tea after a long day exploring. So tonight was mainly writing these and researching what we're going to be doing in the next month cause we still don't know :) there's just to much to see.

Gaz & LJ

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Today is a good day! Had a call from the previous job I applied for & they might be able to get me something similar (medical admin), so I have a test Tuesday (ahhhhh). Another interview also confirmed for Aug 31st, though not sure if I would like that job yet. I'll see what happens.

I've moved from the hostel (a slight ...

... only 5 hours to go!


Excuse the poor spelling/typing.the keyboard on this free internetis fairly shocking. but pretty good for free!!


gonna be pretty glad to get on the plane and get some sleep.




Sarah + Elliot.

... Had fish and chips (the proper way... according to mark) for the first time. Not a fan of their sausage.... it looks like a giant gray hot dog and is real bland. But I'm trying to keep an open mind and am ready for some change in my taste buds! After Auckland, we made our way to Te Awamutu (try saying that one... took me ages!) All the towns here are named after Maori words (Native language) and they're extremely ...

... bay and the puhinui reserve when you fly in is spectacular, the beaches look lovely and clean with clear blue water, and you couldn't see a single person on them! It must be the right time of year for growth as well cause the fields and low level hills look soooo green and lush with lakes and rivers running through them. The drive from Auckland airport to the city took about half hour or so on the bus (which, by the way, was free cause I had a voucher from ...

... to Taupo, where Matt did his skydive from 15,000 feet on a perfect clear day which he loved and got some brilliant photos and a t-shirt! We had the opportunity to see thousands of gloworms doing black water rafting, in the Waitamo Caves which was a great experience. We started off by abseiling 35m down into the caves which were pitch black, with only our head torches it was very exciting!The trip was fantastic, involving tubing, zip wires and climbing ...

... had a great three days, with plenty of information about their enlarged farm, much increased herd size, etc. From about a hundred cows now they have several hundred on four or five farms with excellent staff, and they have built a super-duper new cowshed where one man can milk 250 cows in 40 minutes!! Saturday morning we went to Te Aroha, and climbed the mountain to a lookout about two-thirds of the way up. Although drizzly there was still a good ...

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