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196-200 Quay Street, PO Box 459 Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, 1000, 9-377-0349

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Kia Ora from New Zealand

Well we made it safely to New Zealand the proof that we really are in the 'City of Sails' is right outside our hotel window where large racing yachts are chasing each other round Auckland harbour in training for their next America's Cup challenge. The only downside is that we don't seem to have brought the sun with us 'cos it's raining again. At least the temps are much more normal to us Brits.

But before that Tuesday had ended with another Air NZ evil red-eye flight through the night...

Auckland, North Island, New Zealand chris_calcite
First full day in NZ

Well today dawned bright and… pouring with rain. Apparently this is very atypical weather for this time of year and all the Kiwi's are moaning about it. You can tell they are unprepared just by the number of people getting wet on the streets. As for us - we've been on holiday to Wales, so this doesn't faze us.

First up was a visit to Kelly Talton's Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World, which is not something you can say easily after a couple of Steinlagers. But only an Antipo...

Auckland, North Island, New Zealand chris_calcite
A lovely day in Auckland

Well Friday dawned bright, sunny and clear, hurrah! A bit of a shock to draw the curtains and find someone has parked a new skyscraper over the road during the night. More accurately the ocean liner "Princess of the Seas" has berthed at the pier. Jeeze, that is one big ship - when I say skyscraper I mean it. Obviously it's disgorged loads of tourists, hopping on our buses and filling our shops, but at least I'm not the only guy with a camera now. A lot of people off the boat seem to be Americ...

Auckland, North Island, New Zealand chris_calcite
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... wir es uns gutgehen:<br>Wir machten einen Ausflug nach Devonport, wo es die tollsten Pralinen der Welt gibt.<br>Ausserdem gingen wir ins Auckland Museum und kamen zum ersten Mal in Beruehrung mit der Maori-Kultur. Irgendwie sind wir durch den Hintereingang reingegangen (das haben wir aber erst spaeter gemerkt) und haben dadurch nichts bezahlt... Im Museum gab es unter anderem einen Abschnitt ueber Vulkane, weil Auckland ja auf/zwischen ca. 20 Vulkanen gebaut ist ...

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Whalin', Drinkin', Road trippin' and jabbin'

... something about a woman and the moon!!!<br><br>Wellington - Te Papa'ing<br><br>I got into Wellington that evening after the 3 hour ferry crossing to the North Island. I'd two days here. That evening I crashed in bed with room service - yes - in a hotel again - thanks to last minute.com - total bargain had. <br><br>Next day - I slept it - because I could. Then headed to Te Papa musuem - in which Kiwis take great pride - its a modern beast of a building on ...

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New Zealand North Island

... greeted us in 57 languages and was cracking jokes the entire time. I guess they know to give the crazy bus driver to the backpackers. When we got there we watched a recreated version of the historical event when the European settlers introduced firearms to the Maori people. Then we walked around a traditional recreation of what their village would have looked like. The Maori people use this tactic of intimidation called Haka. It is a dance and they bulge their eyes out and flick their ...

Auckland, New Zealand bethpelletier
25,500Kms And Home Sweet Home

... hilly. I met another dude from South Korea just leaving Kawakawa. Crossing paths, i bore him the bad news. "Ohh wess, this countwy vweawy hiwwy" He'd ridden down from 'The Cape'. Anyways, I quit my crying and tackled these monsters of hills, being motivated by my relevant position to the 'finishing post'. I get to the top of one such hill and there it was....the City of sails. The sky tower was like a tiny little toothpick away off in the distance, obviously a few hours ...

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Auckland, New Zealand

... At least 3 passengers attempted this - some of them not so young, along with a number of members of staff. The Sky Tower rises some 1000ft above sea level, but the jump takes place at 630 ft and those brave enough to do it plummet to the ground at around 75km/hr and spend approximately 11 seconds in the air all for the cheap price of $200 New Zealand ($100 dollars American or £80 English). Having spent some time at the Sky Tower we ...

Auckland New Zealand, Society Islands, New Zealand nickelaine
New Zealand and The Auckland City Mission

... the house nestled in a thicket of garden delights, buzzing bees, and a friendly cat which Chris had refused to name to avoid becoming attached to it and giving it a home (which didn't stop the cat from coming in and sitting on one of the dinner table's chairs while we had our meals.) <br><br>At the Airport in Fiji I was drawn to this fantastic and beautiful woman named Trudie. She was glowing after a conference with the self help guru Anthony Robins ...

Auckland, North Island, New Zealand sonicbridges
I'm here!

OMG! It took forever! A total of 20 hours flying. Four hours to L.A., 6-hour layover (Thanks Alvarado's for the picking me up and gettin' lunch and some tourist time at Griffin Observatory), then a 15 hour flight from L.A. to New Zealand, then a three hour layover, then another 4 hours from New Zealand to Adelaide.

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