Quest Parnell Hotel Auckland

... onto the motorway – more chaos; Eventually got to the site which is situated right on the coast but it is by far the worst site we have stayed at, very busy and not much in the way of facilities, especially for the kids. Well beggars can't be choosers so we decided to stay. Weather again a bit indifferent today had a few showers but it was still warm, quite comfortable in a pair of shorts and a T Shirt.

Distance Travelled today – 117 km. Total Distance travelled 4106 Km.

... Bearing in mind that there aren't many ways of reaching NZ apart from flying, I was a bit surprised to find the largest international airport in the country looks to be about the size of Luton Airport. The immigration guy gave us a further clue as how far we'd come by being cheerful, chatty and friendly - doesn't he know he's supposed to scowl and be forbidding? I thought it was in the job description?! I made us go through the red channel at customs because Wendy picked up a ...

Finally, have managed to get off the plane, get some comfort and real food! The flight wasn't so bad but i was still irritable! This was not helped by the kid in front of me pushing his seat back and knocking my muvh needed glass of red wine all over the floor, and the woman sat behind me hittting me on the head twice as she got up, some angry fist shaking was much needed! Think it was due to my being so tired but i started really feeling anxious about ...

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... in Sydney to study nursing - she was mainly back in Auckland to catch up with old friends. In any case, Alex and I decided to pair up for a bit. We wandered around the city, checked out the town hall, Victoria Markets and all the sexy yachts at the harbour, then figured the zoo might be a nice place to spend the afternoon...and so it was. The enclosures were quite natural and mostly un-cagey, - we saw everything we wanted to see (orangutans are always my favourite ...

... in a helicopter before I found it a truly thrilling experience and Neil had an equally exciting adventure, after all, it involved a mountain so he was more than happy! When we cleared over the top, we made a snow landing in a high valley on the far side. This was awesome, it was like being in a ski field with no skis; just complete white and nothing around except for the hum of the rotor. Then we headed out over the glaciers, landed, swopped crafts and flew back ...

... the less. We were surprised that Auckland is New Zealands largest city, because it is actually really small! The total population of New Zealand is only 4.2 million, with 1.4 million living in Auckland. There are probably more shops in Bath than there are here. On our last day in Auckland we went on a free tour of the city. We went to the Harbour Bridge where we got to walk along the walk ways suspended under the bridge. We had to wear harnesses to ...

... tracks asap. We drive south and then east heading ultimately to Hot Springs Beach after seeing much of the coast line and stocking up from the big supermarkets for food for the next few days. Finally getting to the beach its around 5pm and low tide isn't until 8pm, the springs only accessible two hours either side of low tide. We mooch about and eventually head down the beach where there are already people with shovels trying to combat the receding surf and getting nowhere. We wander ...

... aquarium... I mean it did have the traditional fish in tank thing, but what interested me was the Antarctica exhibit. It had all the history of the discovery of Antarctica along with artifacts/tools from the research groups sent in the early 1900's... I'm not a huge history buff it stimulated me for awhile... not in the sense that you perverts are thinking. That comes later... jk. So afterwards we went on up to some beach and had the best fish and ...

Flying into Auckland the weather is calm and cloudy allowing for some fantastic views of the city and surrounding 'burbs. Joe kindly offered to take some photos out of the window as she was sitting in what could have been my seat. Touchdown! Finally, the anticipation is quelled be the bustle of those around me as desperate to get out of the plane as I am. The 'see you then' to Steve and Joe is just in time as they are herded away down the aisle to the exit and the fresh air that ...