Takanini Park Motor Lodge Auckland

... uns noch 2 weitere Tage.
Zum Film gabs "salty popcorn" - sicher nicht gut fuers Blutgefaesssystem, aber mal eine nette Abwechslung.

Am naechsten Morgen fuhren wir dann drauf los und suchten eine Werkstatt. Nachdem sich der 1. Mechaniker total doof benommen und unser schoenes Autochen ausgelacht hat (weil schon 20 Jahre alt) beschlossen wir, unseren Autoverkaeufer Kevin anzurufen (er meinte beim Kauf, wir ...

A short(ish) blog this time round, but I've uploaded a few more pictures as narrative.

The morning started with a trip up the Auckland SKY Tower, the southern hemisphere’s tallest building, standing at over 320m tall. The weather was really good and afforded some great 360° views of the city and suburbs (pictures uploaded).

Headed out on the Fuller’s ferry to tour a nearby island (Waiheke) which is a 40 minute sail away. Following ...

Hi Leute,
zeigt es bei euch die Routenkarte an? Hier irgendwie nicht so richtig... Na ja, egal, also wir sind jedenfalls gut angekommen hier in Auckland und haben auch schon die 2. Nacht in unserem Hostel hinter uns. Haben beschlossen, hier noch bis Samstag zu bleiben, dann gehts ab in den noerdlichsten Zipfel der Insel... Vielleicht gibts da dann auch Arbeit, mal gucken...
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand danijosh

... first-class engineering and comprehensive processing capabilities, Westfalia Separator manufactures separators and decanters. These are used for the purification of suspenses.

Finger food and platters are an enjoyable and ideal way to socialise no matter what your function. So what better way to relax than the finger food and platter specialists removing all your food catering hassles. Ice Machines. Ice Manufacturing Machines. Eurotec's network ...

... and Will realised his boots were actually size 6 not the size 9 he'd ordered.

We woke up for the first mornings skiing to find it had dumped overnight and we had a hairy hour long bus journey up the mountain including a stop to put the snow chains on. As it'd been a while since Luce had last skied we decided to have a lesson to refresh our ...

... not *s much *s the friendship with Kl*r* which BLOSSOMED *fter R&*mp;V due to *n impromptu ro*d trip to Mount M*ng*nui for my second visit there *fter being WELL impressed the first time I visited the pl*ce with my folks *nd H*nn*h b*ck in 2004. The pl*ce h*d only ch*nged for the better *nd Kl*r* *nd I h*d * bl*st, the perfect end to * sweet two week Christm*s holid*y the sort of which you just don't get in th*t frosty Northern Hemisphere! T*lking of Christm*s, extr ...

... woodpecker sound that continues the length of the red light. Then there are the yells coming from several different locations around the city, mostly from college students, falling 100's of feet for the pure rush. Yes! Bungee jumping! You can even throw yourself off the sky tower for a mere $120. It is the highest building in the southern hemisphere! I was able to go up this weekend. Looking out ...

... around the crater now filled with native bush and lush green ponga ferns. Of course we manage a dip in the ocean before returning to the city and a great meal of Thai food in the city. Thank you Kirsten for some good memories of Auckland. Mon Feb 17 And it's goodbye Auckland as we head down island to the first of the great walks - Tongariro Crossing - into the volcanic heartland of steam and sulphur of towns like Rotorua. Tues Feb 18 Tongariro ...

... on the beach where we could park our van right next to an asphalt section of the boardwalk and settled down for the night. The following day promised another long drive, but before that we had decided to go on a long walk around Mount Taranaki. We selected our path which was described as a 3 hour walk about half way up the mountain and back down in a round path. It actually took us 2.5 hours and this may have been because the low lying cloud blocked any view we might have had ...

... else on our trip, in Asia, Oz/NZ or even in South America I would have felt that I wanted to and should have been with him, but it was impossible when we'd be at 35,000 ft on our way to Chile!

It was horrible knowing that I probably couldn't have been further away from the biggest day of Tim's life, but I knew there was no point beating myself up about it or getting ...