Part of the motorway (or whatever they call it there) had been closed down for the 100km cycle time trials. The alternative route was grid locked and since we were not in any particular hurry and fancied watching some cycling, we parked up and waited around to watch all the various teams go past. The games were entering their second week when we returned to Auckland to stay for the remainder of our time in New Zealand. We got lucky and managed to get some tickets for the athletics at Mount Smart for the next day. And what a great day it was; men's high jump, men's long jump, women's javelin, men's 400m, women's 200m, men's 5000m, women's 110m hurdles and the 800m wheelchairs. Loads of medals for England. As well as cheering for the English
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