Arena Hotel Auckland

... only cos I had a kilo of best Morrocan in my bag and another up my bum...kidding, they were both in my bag!).

Anyway on the first day we got up and checked out the town, booked to do some diving at the Barrier Reef the next day then a trip to the rainforest at Cape Tribulation. Once that was sorted we grabbed dinner then went to watch Inglorious Basterds at the cinema...bloody awesome film. Next day up early for the diving ...

Being the most ditsy and disorganized person, I arrived in New Zealand not having a clue where to start and what to do. Luckily, I had booked myself a place on the 'Kiwi Experience' bus with 3 more friends which was perfect for people like us. It turns out that it works for most young people with similar issues! We'd had a pretty hectic day having nearly missed our flight, driven way past ...

... and see the distant lights of Thames about 25kms away. With no-one around, and my last night before going in to the big bad city, I thought I'd do a little naturism and went for a walk (about 10m) away from my tent in the nude. Very peaceful here apart from all the bird calls broken up occasionally by my *****. 18-12-08 105 Kms to Auckland. Nice and flat to start with, and great views around the water, until the road cut inland, cutting across towards Kawakawa Bay. Then it got so ...

... off any predators, here I just charge ahead without a care in the world! There doesn't even seem to be mosquitoes in the swamp, let alone alligators, crocs or snakes. The worst we've encountered were sandflies and they don't bother me!! The waterfall was worth the 11k walk there and back (which we did in 2 hours (watch out Georgeann and Charlie!)) and after that we came back to our balcony in the sun - although a bit too hot if not in the shade ...

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000168 EndHTML:0000002791 StartFragment:0000000489 EndFragment:0000002774 It is a rain day here in Auckland.  I used to think that raining days were horrible, but today I woke up to the soft patting of rain on the roof and felt a sense of relief.  I like it when the weather reflects how I feel.  It is impossible to go running around smiling and excited when the rain is pouring down.  And on a ...

... into the ocean up to their waists and being hoisted by large Fijian men onto the putter boat. In complete laughing hysterics, Meredith and I begin wading through the ocean waves in our leggings and sweaters. Once everyone was on, the boat started jetting through the water, rain splashing me in the face. My expectations of Fiji being a luxurious vacation destination quickly faded away. It ended up, right as we got to our destination, they declared our resort closed ...

... venus nous chercher a l'aeroport un Lundi matin a 6 heures alors que le 22 Octobre est un jour ferie (equivalent du 1er Mai – Fete du travail) – Merci encore une fois! Apres une viste de la ville, nous pouvons deja deviner qu'Auckland a l'air plutot sympa, pas trop depaysant d'Edimbourg, du vert et des parcs de partout.



Le temps n'a pas ete mauvais jusqu'a present, des temperatures minimum de 15 degrees, avoisinant parfois les ...