Mount Eden Motel Auckland
47 Balmoral Road Auckland, North Island, 1024, New Zealand
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T'was the night before Christmas
... They hadn't erupted for 800 years but were still active. Sometimes, every few years, smoke starts to come out of them, but then they die down again. I wonder how long before they decided they will erupt, especially after it was reported that there was another earthquake in Christchurch again. After having lunch at the Sky lounge (182 metres), I went back down to solid ground, and decided to take the inner link bus, and catch a train to Mount Eden station (Mount ...
Why would you build a city on a volcano?
... too.
Then I drove off to some other places near by, but it was too cloudy to get any good views of the city. I came back and started packing up my stuff, trying to de-mold my tent and pack everything up. Now that that's all done, I might venture back into the city for a bite to eat and one last New Zealand beer. Tomorrow, I'll probably just sleep in, have lunch, and head out to the ...
Journey of thousand miles start with a single step
... friends, love and the greater question of what makes me happy. These years have been the best and worst years of my life and as it concludes I am left without a life's compass to steer me.
So I am packing my bags and going far away; away from family and friends; away from familiar faces, sounds, smells and tastes. I am going in this journey to spend some time understand to myself. A time where I can quietly ...
Another easy day in Auckland
... I bundle up first. I am always cold in the mornings and evenings in New Zealand. It is in the 50’s at night and the 60’s during the day right now. There is no heat in any of the buildings anywhere I go. I seem to recall my niece Amanda mentioning something to this effect when she first moved to New Zealand to pursue her master’s. So, I have two smart wool tops, smart wool socks, and a smart wool scarf. ...
Touchdown...
... wallet...happily, we DID find a good one at a local dealership on the way home - bought it! :-). Safer buying from somewhere like that, with a fixed address and phone number, rather than simply hand over cash in return for some car keys from some 22 year old stoner called Pierre, right?....Managed to get the dealership to do a bit of work on it for us as part of the deal which would be done by next weekend...we are relieved that a car is now part ...


