Bonjour Having a great time since finding 'Shooters Saloon', my accomadation for the next few nights. I shared a 4 man dorm with one other gent- a french fella named Paul. When I first met Paul I thought he said his name was 'Bull', I found it too ironic that the Saloon's slogan was 'no bull'-yet I refrained from introducing him... just incase. The Saloon hosted a 21st party on friday, this meant in little sleep for moi; the loud music downstairs made it almost...

Arrived in Auckland via free bus transfer from the aiport around 6-7 last night. After doing a bit of wandering (getting lost trying to find my accomadation) I stopped off for a quick pint to get my bearings (more excuses, I just fancied a well earned boozer). The guy in the bar pointed me in the right direction and I ended up at the apartment block around 8:30pm. Place was alright, main thing was it had a bed to finally get my head down. Woke up fairly early, f...