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John before he cooks the BBQ The sunset was amazing Sunset on the Glen Eden River Tennis court and river

Quest Matakana

170 Green Rd, (formerly Quest Matakana) Matakana, North Island, 0985, New Zealand

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Rugby World Cup

A travel blog entry by mithrandir

14

... it and all of New Zealand can breath a huge sigh of relief. They have done a marvellous job.
I don’t know what would have happened if they had lost to the French. The whole country would have come undone. Trevor was mentioning riots, if it can happen in Vancouver it could happen in Auckland he reckoned and he wasn’t far off.
People partied through the night while I lay awake listening. ...

A lazy day on Matakana time

A travel blog entry by simonandamanda

8

... We scoured Warkworth from end to end and can only say that it appears to have the largest concentration of take-away food shops that we have seen in the whole of New Zealand! However, the sun was shining, spring was on the way and we found the river and lots of interesting boats plus a large number of gulls and very vocal ducks!

Back in Matakana Village we found a couple of shops to suit our ...

A leisurely trip up the coast

A travel blog entry by simonandamanda

6

... and we drove in thinking that we might find a way through but not so. What we did find was two thirds of the population of New Zealand enjoying a picnic on the Labour Day holiday! Great to see them all enjoying the sunshine.

We retraced our steps a little way and soon found a road to take us gradually north. We stopped at Orewa for some lunch then continued on along the coast through Waiwera. It was ...

We rub shoulders with the rich and famous!

A travel blog entry by simonandamanda

6

... We remember seeing him many years ago at the Hong Kong Sevens when he was first playing international rugby and after the speeches we went and had a chat with him. He is so polite and gently spoken, and he shook hands with us both before being whisked away. It wasn't until the next day that we read how very seriously ill he still is, and we think it is wonderful that he turned up at all and even more so that ...

Workin' 9 'till 5!

A travel blog entry by thegoodbeirnes

7

... include drink driving and rugby league. Then there’s Voltaire, the miniature Singaporean homosexual who wears girls clothes and works night shifts as a nurse. Both are cool, keep themselves to themselves and made it easy for us to settle in really quickly. The walk to work has some rad views and it’s always cool to walk on the beach at sunset after a long day in the office (alright…gay.) Our weeks usually consist of work, swim/gym and sleep but it ...

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