Wednesday 6 September 2006 - Auckland City Hit Queen Street for some essential shopping! (Coats)....still cold! Needing a haircut for our big night out, someone had the bright idea to go to the trainee hairdressers for a cheap one! What a disaster!! Yes, it was 5 quid but seeing as all 3 of us had to go back and finish the haircut ourselves not exactly value for money! Good job we didn't go for the free haircuts! Our big night in Auckland startin...

Monday 4 September 2006 - 90 mile beach & Cape Reinga Bus day trip, really entertaining Mauri coach driver with the funniest laugh! first of all driving along the 90 mile beach...... on the beach! Then up a stream towards the sand dunes for some sand tobogganing! Well cool! Hard work getting up there so only managed a few go's!! Back on the coach to Cape Reinga Lighthouse highlighting the point where the Tasmin Sea meets the South Pacific Ocean. Stoppe...

Road Trip begins! Northern Adventure Friday 1 September 2006 - Glen Eden to Paihia Picked our driving song..... "Let's get it started!" - Black Eyed Peas! and set off.... Stopped at Goat Island Reserve to look at the fish! Sel and Rita getting very excited about the penguins until they got up close and sorry to see they were just regular birds! Stopped for lunch in Welsford, everyone staring as we walked into the pub...felt a bit out ...

Thursday 31 August 2006 - Auckland City 2 Back into Auckland City with 2 additions, Sel (Rita's cousin) and Beth (her travelling buddy) who arrived yesterday! Purchase of the day...... a car! A bit of a shock for Vasant when we brought it home!

Monday 28 August 2006 - Auckland City Got dropped off very early at the Auckland Domain. About 2 hours to kill before the museum opened so did some exploring! Went to Parnell and had a walk around, then up to New Market stopping on Broadway finding Warehouse! (picking up more jumpers for 60p!! - Bargain!) Made it to the museum in time for the 11am Mauri Culture Show. Traditionally dressed in a piece of cloth. They put on a show of singing, danc...