Sands On Onetangi Waiheke Island

Took a ferry at 10am from the Auckland docks over to the island of Waiheke. Took a bus tour and the guide sounded like a real estate agent showing us all the lovely beaches and amazing views and telling us various house prices as we went around.<br>He was very knowledgeable and friendly man, who we think must have been doing the tour for a very long time. He knew absolutely every ting ...

... omistajat lupasivat "myydä" lataus-aikaa 1 Fidjin dollarilla/lataus/puhelin. (1 FD= alle 40 senttiä). Kuitenkaan sen jälkeen kukaan ei enää halunnut ladata ja nykyään kylässä on oma Agrikaatti, mikä on lähinnä kännyköiden lataamista varten... Ja jos kiinnostaa sijoittaa tommeseen kivaan saareen Tyynellä Valtamerellä niin 99 vuoden diilillä, kuukausierät voi olla euroissa vaan jotain muutamia tuhansia, kohtuu halpa siis!

... Turning back again we see the magnificent red crater with sulphur veins and steam being emitted at 138oc at the hottest vent. The whole area is a volcanic scene with nothing bigger than moss and lichen growing anywhere around. We have a small ascent to the Blue Lake before hitting the decent proper, a 10km hike on a gentle slope out towards Lake Taupo. It's at this stage we can enjoy the scenery and although we are still maintaining a fast pace we have a quite a way to go before getting ...

Greetings all!, Ok so this is the first entry in my travel blog, just wanted to put something in before I jet off to the other side of the planet!. It's not long to go now, this time in a week I should be boarding the plane ready to wave goodbye to the UK for at least 10 weeks. I'm well excited but still got quite a bit left to do before I go, (I can see me ending up getting everything like either next ...

I woke up today with a hangover which is a fun reminder that it is Sunday.  Yesterday we went out.  It started with free drinks from the secret club I join.  We all meet up and the club picks up the tab, it is a sweet deal.  I got there though, and the guy at the door stops me and points down at my ******.  "Can't let you in" he says...  I was a little embarrassed and a lot confused.  What is wrong with my ******? I wondered.  I thought maybe it was a womens only ...

... so I got to wander around which was fun. It's definitely a bit different from boats I'm used to, but it was interesting nonetheless. Went to the New Zealand Maritime Museum, which was pretty elaborate. Talked alot about the Maori settlement in New Zealand, and then later the "discovery" by Captain Cook and settlement by the English and others. Lots of very elaborate, life-size models. And as I was leaving, a brigantine, the ...

... spot the people in these glacier pictures (who are on organized walks)?; · Staying at Barnacle Bill's Seaside Inn...we just liked the name; · Beautiful Abel Tasman National Park...visiting this park entailed a trip on a water taxi which was a thrill ride in itself (by my standards, anyway) through the rough surf. With the amazing beaches, stunning blue water and deep green surrounding forest, I can't imagine anything more scenic; · Chuckling over ...

... to dissuade me from engaging in the harmless and highly amusing activity of blowing up cows with RPG rocket launchers that is all the rage in South East Asia. Anyway the rest of the weekend was far more pleasurable. Neas and Trev joined us the next evening and we sort of carbon copied what we had done with Nick and Melika the previous weekend. So beautiful pizzas, wine ...

... six overs to see England convincingly win. Wasn't the most exciting game with the exception of one English batsmen hitting 4 sixes in a row and the Mexican Wave with people throwing their rubbish in the air. Typically some fans (most probably English) threw their plastic beer bottles into the air covering fans behind them in any remaining alcohol. Luckily I was right at the front of the stand so I avoided most of the bombardment but that didn't prevent me from ...

... were OK, but nothing to write home about. We realise that writing home is exactly what we're doing, but allow us a little artistic licence, eh? You know how a cheese and onion pie isn't just cheese and onion, because that just wouldn't work? You need some potato to prevent it becoming a sticky greasy mass of cheesy napalm. Well, a steak and kidney pie would work without needing to be steak and kidney infused mashed potato. Tasty enough, but just not what a steak and kidney pie should ...