Copthorne Anzac Avenue Auckland

... die Summe der Hoechstbetraege exakt den Autopreis ergab, konnte es jetzt nur klappen. Das Glueck war tatsaechlich auf unserer Seite und wir durften mit unserem eigenen Auto nach Hause fahren (zum Glueck, denn die Busanbindung war nicht so unser Ding)!<br>Zum ersten Mal Linksverkehr! Lief dann aber doch ganz reibungslos ab. Interessanterweise finden die Neuseelaender, dass sie Rechtsfahrer sind, da sie ja auf der rechten Seite des Autos sitzen.<br><br>Die folgenden Tage ...

... happiness and health.<br><br>Peace,<br>Collin<br><br> p.s. I just bought my first pack of TimTams, which will bring a bit of happiness to this gloomy day. For those of you who don't know these tasty little morsels, shame on you, first off, but check them out. They are the most delicious cookies ever, and they just recently made their way to the States from Australia under the Pepperidge Farm brand. Quinn would appreciate it if you bought them at Target. :)

Maui Productions and Cardno Television Limited is a TV Production house based in the tourist Mecca of Rotorua. Maui Productions and Cardno Television Limited - an established production house with more than 20 years.<br><br>Photographic store selling high quality new and used photographic equipment for the professional photographer and the keen amateur. We stock a full range of photographic equipment which includes Hasselblad.<br><br ...

... All went well - I'd tablets left to kick the headache to touch and on the bus we got - wrecked tired. OR so I thought. Dave the other english guy who'd gone to bed before me told me I was a good singer and bust into stitches of laughter. Not such a good climber though. Apparently it took me 20 minutes or so to negotiate the ladder and it was only with a friendly shove from him that I made it. MORTO! I'm still trying to figure out the song I could have been ...

... and sounds, canyons, rivers, lakes, and rainbows (okay so I added to this list after I had seen the South Island). In a few minutes I'm going to a Maori dinner, performance, and recreated Maori village. Maori people are the indiginous people of NZ and it seems they are more integrated into society and respected than the displaced Native Americans or Aboriginal people. The Maori evening was good fun, and the bus ride there and back being a riot because we had a hilarious bus driver ...

... 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 ...

... harbour tour getting to see Aucklands skyline, harbours, beaches, and surrounding islands by boat complete with commentary before making my way to the airport &amp; saying goodbye to New Zealand. I absolutely LOVED New Zealand with its incredible scenery and the fantastic locals and was desperate to spend more time here...but after 2 months having it easy in Oz &amp; Nz I was also well ready for the challenge of getting stuck into my next destination - bring on South America!!!

... of this tower is the opportunity for tourists (and locals) to do a controlled fall from the top of the building. Those who are brave enough are clothed in special protective clothing and then strapped to a harness and asked to jump, at about 80 feet the harness locks and the prevents them from falling any further so the 'victim' is suspended in mid air for about 30 seconds before the harness allows them to fall to the base of the ...

Go to this blog to see more pictures from my time in Auckland, New Zealand. <br><br>Auckland was pretty cool and mostly about Chris and the mad mad magical world he temporarily allowed me to visit. Another coushsurfing experience, he was the host with the most...of everything, hospitality, cooking ability, fantastic stories, and the kind of charisma and flamboyance that inspire novels. And I didn't stay on just any ol' couch No!...I had my own little cabin ...