Blogs from Waiheke Island, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 2

Almost my last day in NZ and I am still saying "wow" . As I have said before North Island dosesn't sell itself so well - and often people don't spend long in Auckland - they just fly in and drive out... but what are they missing??? Auckland lies inthe Harauki Gulf which is part of the Pacific and there are so many beautiful island in the Gulf. Most of the time wherever you are you can see Rangitoto which is a dormant volcanic island and some of the other islands are predator free native animal sanctuaries, and on other islands people live there and even commute to the city by ferry. So today was an island day for me and Patricia kindly dropped me at the wharf and I took the trip to Waiheke Island. ... read more

Great City!!!!!!!!! Long ass plane ride from L.A.!!!! Great festival Asian food/culture a block from my hotel..... Great food!!!! The city has a lot of hills was not used to that @ all but it'll come........ Was in the concert Jungle for 12 days.... Then hit the Waiheke Island UNREAL!!!!!!!!! The weather was a little over cast not much for wildlife saw a few birds....... The views where unreal!!!!!!!!!!! Great time..................... read more

Heute war der erste Tag mit Sonnenschein. Deswegen habe ich heute einen Ausflug zur Insel Waiheke gemacht. Diese liegt 35 Minuten von Auckland entfernt und ist etwa 90 km² groß. Ich hatte für den ganzen Tag einen Motrorroller gemietet, weil ich viel von der Insel sehen wollte und weil ich mal auf der falschen Straßenseite fahren wollte. Der Linksverkehr war überhaupt kein Problem, man gewöhnt sich sehr schnell daran. Es hat viel Spaß gemacht mit dem Scooter überall hin zu düsen. Zuerst bin ich einfach durch die Gegend gefahren und hab an einem kleinen Strand halt gemacht. Danach ging es quer über die Insel zur Südküste und wieder zurück in den Norden. Im Norden sind ein paar schöne Strände, wie der Onerona, Palm Beach oder Onetagi Beach. Am Palm Beach bin ich dann etwas geschwommen, nackt. ... read more

Finally the big day had arrived. After a spot of something to eat down at the bach, I got back home to get ready for the wedding. After about an hour under the air con I was about ready to hit to the road with the others via a private bus to Chardy Ridge. This was to be the location of the wedding of ceremony between our friends Helen and James. It was an absoultely brilliant sunshining day (if that is a word ?), and from the vantage point overlooking the whole island, the Sky Tower in Auckland could clearly be seen. The wedding ceremony was held on top of this clif with this stunning view in the background. Helen and James exchanged their wedding vows and gave each other rings and they were married. It ... read more

We woke up and headed down to get some breakfast in our hotel and then we headed out to use the internet and sort out the final elements to the Magic Bus tour. That is all now sorted so we have that to look forward to for the week after Waiheke. We met Laura and Macky at the ferry, my old housemates and a couple who I haven't seen for such a long time. It was quite a surreal moment and we got on straight off the bat as if we had seen each other the day before. We got some food together and then we got on the Fullers ferry to Waiheke. The weather closed in slightly as we got going and we had to head downstairs to enjoy our Steinlagers. We hoped for the ... read more

NZ SEGUNDA VUELTA!! Dps de muchas horas de vuelo, llegamos a NZ, estábamos un poco nerviosas porque queríamos extender la visa y no sabíamos si lo íbamos a lograr, pero como no podía ser de otra forma kiwilandia nos acepto tres meses mas!! Nos fuimos la primera semana a Wellington, para hacer el trámite. Paramos en la casa de Felipe, en donde habían vivido Pachi y Nati. Allí nos dedicamos a pasear, encontrarnos con amigos y buscar trabajo. Nuestro destino estaba entre Queenstown, una ciudad de la isla sur, estilo Bariloche, o Waiheke, una isla que queda cerca de Auckland, decidimos que para pasar el verano la mejor opción era playa!!!! Llegamos Waiheke y desde el principio nos pareció el paraíso, el paisaje no paro de sorprendernos, para donde mirábamos veíamos el mar, verde, caminábamos por ... read more