Monday 7th March- Auckland

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Up at around 9:00, after a late night to bed. It is initially a bit chilly in the morning but warms up as the sun comes up.
Gary and Tracey have an itinerary planned out for us which involves an overnight stay in Paihia in the Bay of Islands which is about 200km from Auckland, We will set off tomorrow morning.
Gary cooked us a full English Breakfast on the barbeque, This includes bacon, egg, sausage, mushrooms etc.etc. By the time we are having this is s more of a 'brunch' meal-really good

After breakfast we set-off to explore the local area. Firstly we went to Browns Bay.We had a wander around the the town centre and took a short walk along the beach. We then motored up to Torbay and had a wander around. Then on to Long Beach where we had a walk along the beach edge and went for a drink at the Long Beach Restaurant that is on the beach. These beaches are all very picturesque and are virtually deserted, although I am told that they fill up over the week-end.

Gary has bought a car imported from Japan, so we went out along the Hibiscus Coast (which is further North) to pick up the car. We ate dinner at home( Lasagne) and after a game of "Cranium"we had a relatively early night as we will be heading north for Paihia in the morning

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Comments

[Gary]

A "FUD" too many
Its seems I have inherited a thing of much amusement to anybody connected with Scotland since getting the "FUD" license plate. I have therefore decided to replace it with a personal plate (which Tracey is getting me for my birthday) and will read "REDS I" which may get less attention unless we have a bad result. So the "FUD" is out and its come on you Reds in future. Hope you are enjoying the South Island........ Gary

[b9hum]

FUD
Good decision!!