City Travellers Auckland

Wanetd to get the kids worn out a little before heading back to Taupo, so we played in the sand and ocean at Mission Bay. Snapped a few picks and captures the momets I think.

Good weather....although we are really ready for the full heat of Summer....it will certainly get warm, but we are more than ready for the heat!

... shops and where many of the solicitors and accountants base themselves. Due to lack of sleep and not the content on offer, I nearly fell asleep on the tour bus - a great idea if you want to offend a tour guide!

Getting off the tour bus at SKYCITY, I was able to check in to my room and my head soon hit the pillow. Sleep had got the better of me for the first time on this trip!

... the inland revenue building we were out and about in this lovely town.

Went for a walk around the shops to only find the sea! On further inspection we found a nice little beach to walk around. The tide was in so not much to walk on but still it was lovely with the sun shining down on us. Afterwards we got the bus back to the city and headed for the sky tower!!!! Whoooo.....up and up we go right to the top for some awesome views of ...

... an extensive facility and has options to suit every animals requirements. Comprising of two main buildings, one for small dogs, and one for large. We also have extra large units. Day Spa, Body Spa, Massage, Body wraps, Body scrubs, Skin Treatments, Facials, Sauna and Spa, Reflexology, Hot Stone Therapy, Manicures and Pedicures. Let us Pamper You! Unique day spa set in Kumeu's Classic Wine Country.

Photographic store selling ...

... name it, we know all the good spots!

www.greatsouthernride.net

We run rides from a weekend long up to a month. We tavel in a horse truck with accomodation, camping out at the ride bases.
We only take out small groups, 4 or 5 people at a time.

We can cater for all levels, as we have a wide range of horses available.

We run ...

In New Zealand, after classes finish, there is a three weel period in which all your exams are held. It may seem silly to me, but the school decides it best to spread them across three weeks. I am used to back home where they give you a week for all of them. I don't know if having all this time helps or hurts me. I just get the impression by the time I make it to my last test ...

... just yet. I get a text from Jackson who'd headed into the city earlier that day and reckons riding in Auckland city traffic 'has got knobs on it'. Yeah he was right. But I thought back to all the tretcherous cities that I'd ridden straight through the guts of, all the way from London to here and put the thought of getting squished by one of the big trucks or righteous drivers aside. After stopping and asking a few of the locals for directions to the city centre, I found myself in ...

... to wear green and I like festivities so don't care! My birthday was celebrated going to very very bad bars, i.e. cowboy bars and the like, but very enjoyable and the white trash in me does enjoy a bit of the cheesy music. And Warren's birthday was celebrated going to Waiheke island and biking from beach to beach (well two beaches actually) and having a drink stop in between. This particular day is when I ...

... burn! Steadily the kilometers tumble off the tally with a few pauses for photos of the hazy scenery. After 2 hours of tarmac pounding I arrive at Shaw Road to post the phone saying a last farewell to Tigger the cat, and then humming the theme from The Littlest Hobo (There's a voice that keeps on calling me Down the road is where I'll always be Every stop I make, I'll make a new friend Can't stay for long, just turn ...

... to leave; 5 minutes later we were following them back to their place for the night! Bernard and Katherine are expats from the UK some 30 odd years ago, they have a small holding here in NZ and went simply out of their way to make us feel at home and help us out. They offered us a camp spot on their land, a glass of wine before bed, use of the internet, breakfast in the morning, a very welcome shower and even sent us on our way with some home-made jam and biscuits (as ...