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And another country...
I had to get up early today to get back to Sydney ready for my lunchtime flight. Fortunately Patrick always gets up early so he was able to get my breakfast early too - we had a nice chat before I put together the last of my things and headed out of Palm Beach.
The drive to Sydney took a bit longer than anticipated because of the Monday …
Nothing like cruising the NZ coast..
I had a little lie in today before getting up, making breakfast (which I ate on my balcony - how lovely!) and then working until lunchtime. There is something to be said for working outside - I avoided the sun's glare on my laptop because the room stopped it, but it was so nice to feel the sun on my face and toes whilst getting on with business.
Spending the day in town
Today was another beautiful day, with the sun streaming through the window when I got up. I decided not to work inside today, but to head out to Parnell, which was about 10 minutes away from my hotel. Parnell is an historic district of Auckland, full of quaintly-styled shops. It seemed a world away from the city centre.
I had a wander …
Work work work...
Not much to report today as the conference has now started.
I went to the opening address of the conference, held in Takapuna, before spending much of the day in our office in Glenfield. I was taken to lunch at a really cute little cafe, where we shared a passion-fruit cheesecake. Yummmmy. We then returned to the conference later in the …
Another long day
Despite my alarm not going off - these hotel clocks seemingly have a mind of their own - I managed to wake up just in time to grab my breakfast before heading over to Takapuna again. It's a really pleasant drive and I get to go over the harbour bridge, affording me nice views of the city. I was presenting at the 9am session, so was at least alert …