Blogs from Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 336

The day before we left for Opotiki (that would be WEdnesday), Joe drove us to a nearby strip mall. I wanted to try the internet cafe (no luck; school kids filled every space and in the library too) and Erin wanted to poke around in their second-hand shops. We found a place that had some warm fleecy sweaters. They were definitely Erin style, with hoods and bits of fake fur round the cuffs. Well I ended up getting one too, as it's hard to find any warm sweaters this time of year here. We had Joe take our pic in our matching woolies. Joe and Barbara go to Opotiki to see his sister every three months or so since their other brother Terry died eight years ago. http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_qI.html While staying with my cousin Steve, Erin realized ... read more

I had to purchase a USB connector for my flash cards, am trying to upload some pix. No time for captions at the mo. change that! had to add some, in a hurry, this took too long. Later!... read more

Efter timmar och ater timmar ombord pa flygplan, i vanthallar pa flygplatser ankommer vi till flygplats i Auckland. Biosecurity lagger omedelbart beslag pa Linneas kangor, Pers ena kanga och vart talt. Lyckligtvis far vi snart tillbaka var egendom efter rengoring och kommer in i landet. Vi har hort att manniskor har ar trevliga, och sa ar ocksa fallet. Bara man ser lite forvirrad ut kommer det genast fram en hjalpsam person som ser till att man gor och hamnar ratt. Med hjalp av tre olika vagvisare hittar vi snart hem till Linneas kusin Ninna som tar emot ett par trotta resenarer och bjuder pa en forsta middag. Enstaka dagar spenderas med sightseeing i Auckland, som ar en ratt intetsagande stad pa det hela taget. Vi hinner i alla fall med Auckland museum och lar oss lite ... read more

Les collegues de travail de Nico "Spotless" et leurs partenaires - on grimpe dans les arbres!... read more

So we have spent a couple of nights here now and are becoming more and more familiar with the country. We now understand all the bus a hostel info, which we would be dead without. We are leaving Auckland tomorrow on our way to Matamata...The land of the hobbits. We will be going on the Hobbiton tour tomorrow and for all those people who wanted a hobbit, I will try to bag one for you. No promises. We are then of to rotorua the next day and from there, we shall see. I smell mountains... Thats all for now Soto Tali Mikey... read more