Resting in Auckland

Trip Start Jan 11, 2008
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Trip End Feb 22, 2008


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Where I stayed
Base Backpackers
(Auckland hotels)

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Saturday, January 19, 2008

We made our way back to Auckland via a van shuttle to Taupo as we could connect to a bus there earlier to Auckland.  The trip was a bit more expensive but Rick the driver (same guy who drove us from National Park to Whakapapa Village at the start of our journey) drove up to the Hooker Falls to have a peek.  Water levels were low on the north island so the falls weren't that spectacular.  Caught the bus in Taupo, and we drove through the town of Tirau which has the most amazing corrugated metal buildings shaped like animals.

Two days of rest and relaxation in Auckland.  We stayed at two separate hostels since places fill up so quickly in Auckland.  Base Backpackers was  in a huge skyrise and is an excellent place to stay.  Internet access at the hostel, private rooms with bathrooms if you like, laundry, cooking facilities, it was all right there!

A lot of time was spent hunting for new boots for Theo, since his existing boots were starting to die.  Nadine got some pre-birthday wool shirts; the NZ Icebreaker line of super-thin 140 weight shirts looked unbelievably wonderful for hiking in!  They resist stinking, and were like enough to be cool in hot weather, yet should keep one warm in wet cool weather.
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