Blogs from North Shore, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 5

Took drive north to see Gamut colony on rocks beside great beach. Stopped in Helensville for tea and cake. This morning had terrific dawn walk through park. I'm flying to Christchurch tomorrow to tackle South Island in winter.... read more

So, just a quick note to let you know you've come to the right place if you try our link! ... and 2 exciting bits of information to keep you stimulated until we actually have something to write about: 1. The UK airspace is open and with a bit of luck will stay open, and so we are leaving these somewhat chilly shores this Sunday (25 April) - about the only day of the year we actually might encounter traffic on our way to the airport at 5am! We (finally) have some concrete plans, and are staying in London for a week before heading over to Paris for 5 nights. After that we plan on heading to Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseilles, Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Bordeaux, and then back to the UK. Buuuuttt, all plans after Paris are ... read more

Update on my leg. I was advised last Thursday that I can start to put weight on my foot/moon boot, that's great news! I go in for surgery on Tuesday - a minor procedure to remove one screw. After this procedure and the week or so it will take for the wound to heal I can start to more fully enjoy the beach - water here I come... Today we went to Browns Bay, swimming was not yet in my agenda so I sat back and enjoyed the shade of a tree and the cool breeze. I've posted a photo of the beach and weather... yes you in the northern hemisphere should be jealous of the warm summer weather.... Hope all is well for you. ... read more

So after two weeks I found a job in Auckland. Just casual work to help pay the bills and fund the holiday activities. Won't really be reviewing that side of my life here. It is working with children and twice we went to Long Bay and twice I never got to see the beach, curiosity was getting the better of me. Long Bay is only 30 minutes from Auckland and be warned it is a very popular beach and gets NZs version of crowded. We had to drive all the way to the end to find a parking space but we came in the afternoon after lunch and still found space to park so I think that is pretty impressive. It was a sunny Sunday so we were not that surprised. I am sorry but I ... read more

Sunday, October 11th We woke to a gorgeous, sunny, Sunday morning. Nicol made a big egg, hashbrowns, bacon and toast breakfast. Afterwards we borrowed his car and drove to the far side of the city again. We were going to see a campervan that looked great on the website. Through some misunderstanding we ended up waiting for more than an hour for the owner to pitch up. When we saw the camper we were not impressed. It is ancient and has a weird column shifter for changing gears. It has a pop-top which is great cause you can stand upright inside the van when it is up, but after a test drive we "did not feel it". There was another van we wanted to check out while we were in the area. We took an instant ... read more