Saturday, January 13, 2007
"Sweet As Bro"
Back in Auckland we had an admin day, washing, internet, changing flights, booking accommodation etc. We went into the city and did a bit of shopping and got our hair cut... the shortest number 1 I have ever seen Dave have. We had a BBQ in the garden with Matt and Rebecca and Andre and Jan and it was a lovely evening catching up with them.
To make up for the lack of activity the previous day we cadged a lift with Rebecca and took a ferry to Waiheke Islnd, 30mins from Auckland, with lots of secluded beaches, high property prices as they have sea views, rain water collected on the roof as a water supply and about 11 vineyards although we were slacking and didn't visit a single one. We took the bus tour round the island. The driver said they had 20% less rainfall than Auckland so it must of been torrential there as it was chucking it down where we were and we got soaked.
We took the ferry back to Devonport where Dave had stayed with his sister many years before, and spent an hour in the naval museum avoiding the rain. In a brief dry patch we walked up to the view point although visibility wasn't great. We whiled away the rest of the day in pubs, enjoying Happy Hour and cheap games of pool. If only Dave didn't pot the black so often before the end of the game (ha ha). Our chosen restaurant was abandonned as too many of the things in the eat as much as you can buffet had cheese in them (found it a bit of a problem, even a harmless chicken sandwich had cheese in it when travelling around!). We ate elsewhere got the ferry back to Auckland, and a bus back 'home' and was disappointed to find the local pub was shut at 10.20pm. Out rage.
Rebecca and Matt took us for a drive on our final day and we went for a walk through the bush to a dam. Guess what... we got soaked on the way back ;-) We drove to a surfers beach and then a coffee shop before returning to their home in Royal Oak. Dave and I then took our four hosts out to dinner in a nearby restaurant that used to be a library, and after dinner whipped them at pool doubles. All those games en route paid off.
So that is it 6 weeks in New Zealand at an end. The weather could have been better, but we saw great places, superb scenery, had great fun, meet some brilliant people and had some great food.
To use on of Dave's favourite NZ sayings it has been... "Sweet As Bro"
ii na - in Japanese!
To make up for the lack of activity the previous day we cadged a lift with Rebecca and took a ferry to Waiheke Islnd, 30mins from Auckland, with lots of secluded beaches, high property prices as they have sea views, rain water collected on the roof as a water supply and about 11 vineyards although we were slacking and didn't visit a single one. We took the bus tour round the island. The driver said they had 20% less rainfall than Auckland so it must of been torrential there as it was chucking it down where we were and we got soaked.
We took the ferry back to Devonport where Dave had stayed with his sister many years before, and spent an hour in the naval museum avoiding the rain. In a brief dry patch we walked up to the view point although visibility wasn't great. We whiled away the rest of the day in pubs, enjoying Happy Hour and cheap games of pool. If only Dave didn't pot the black so often before the end of the game (ha ha). Our chosen restaurant was abandonned as too many of the things in the eat as much as you can buffet had cheese in them (found it a bit of a problem, even a harmless chicken sandwich had cheese in it when travelling around!). We ate elsewhere got the ferry back to Auckland, and a bus back 'home' and was disappointed to find the local pub was shut at 10.20pm. Out rage.
Rebecca and Matt took us for a drive on our final day and we went for a walk through the bush to a dam. Guess what... we got soaked on the way back ;-) We drove to a surfers beach and then a coffee shop before returning to their home in Royal Oak. Dave and I then took our four hosts out to dinner in a nearby restaurant that used to be a library, and after dinner whipped them at pool doubles. All those games en route paid off.
So that is it 6 weeks in New Zealand at an end. The weather could have been better, but we saw great places, superb scenery, had great fun, meet some brilliant people and had some great food.
To use on of Dave's favourite NZ sayings it has been... "Sweet As Bro"
ii na - in Japanese!
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