Vineyard Cottages Auckland

... get glimpses of it through the trees and from the follies. All too soon we have to make tracks north for Auckland. It's about 100km from Auckland, but once we leave the urban sprawl it's fast expressway or motorway, so you can do it in a little over and hour. Before heading in we stop off at a service station for a bacon roll. Well, this is prime pork and ham country, so it seems unfair not to.<br><br>The car is dropped easily with just a ...

... in Auckland is not bad though we have got a guy there who we have nicknamed Charles Manson, when this loon isn't making lampshades out of female backpackers he's sat outside our room all bloody night talking to himself! Yesterday being Sunday meant Auckland was dead so we used the day to sort out our campervan...that's right let me hear ya say "ROAD TRIP, ROAD TRIP". We are on the road for 27 days in a campervan for two and cannot wait ...

... Rogenjosh, Vindaloo, Madras and dishes made with spinach have become very popular. We also have a great selection of vegeterian.<br><br>The Langham brand is based on the traditions of gracious European hospitality and synonymous with internationally sophisticated luxurious five-star properties in London, Boston, Melbourne, Hong Kong, and now Auckland. Categories - Takeaway Foods , Restaurant, Catering, Food Manufacturers. PURE VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT. We specialize in North Indian and South ...

... and went back to bed. I do sort of regret going back to bed though, because I ended up sleeping through a lot of the day.<br> I really enjoy nights here at the dorm (IH). I live on the not-so-quite hall, but generally someone's room is always open for me to go and socialize in. A lot of the past few nights, we've gotten ice cream (it's never too cold for ice cream b.t.w.) from the nearby convenience store ...

... of it doing all our twists and turns. I kid you not, the teacher said Phil and I were the top students - whoop whoop!! She said that we were that good she was going to take us onto the blue slope (which isn't usually allowed) but then the fog rolled in just as we were about to leave and literally everything was white that it became too dangerous to ski anywhere. Shame as we would've kicked some behind on that slope...but it'll have to wait until next time. (If you ...

... right in the city and is also an extinct Volcano, big crater and all! We hung around there for a while snapping pictures and taking in the panoramic views of the city. Following that we grabbed some lunch then headed to the Auckland harbour bridge to get harnessed up for our free bridge walk. A few people had signed up to do the harbour bridge bungy jump as well but we decided not to as its fairly expensive and its not the most beginner friendly jump! There seems to be bungy ...

... packs on. I swallowed and clutched at my DSLR... I thought we hated and bashed streams... why would we swim in them? The first hour was a brutal up hill climb with me wondering what I got in to. The rain let up for moments only long enough to let us dream about being dry. The strenuous hike was occasional interrupted with mud fights and the lively round of song. Upon arriving at the river I stood as other people put on more layers ...

... but it was cancelled :( As was our paragliding adventure yesterday, due to wind. But, our new friend Bob told us that he watched a woman fall to her death when half her parachute collapsed, and it make me rethink the plan to paraglide today. Anyhoozles, we are slowly saying goodbye to the place where we leave our hearts until we can retrieve them shortly. Goodby Vudu, where we greeted each morning with delicious flat whites and ...

... at so many places over the past two years! Thanks to Hazel for being our first lodger. January was a great month for us because just after Hazel left, we had managed to bag tickets for the Arctic Monkeys gig out here which turned out to be amazing. The venue was pretty small so it felt like they were playing in your front room although to be fair it is a big room that holds 1000 people!! They were supported by the DJ Zane Lowe who most people will know from Radio ...

... crossing our fingers hoping it's only that, no other problems related to it...) and off we go. Plan is to drive to Bay of Islands and stay there on a campsite, taking day trips around the area and getting back to Auckland by Friday to pick up Tina &amp; Matt for a weekend at Matt's colleague's cottage by the sea.<br> <br><br>Apres 12 heures d'avion et une journee de perdu a cause du decalage horaire, nous voila enfin arrives au pays des kiwis. Matt et Tina ...