We planned on getting an early start, but ended up laying in. By the time we loaded up the car and cancelled our utilitiesit was coming up to midday. A lot later than we wanted. We finally headed off with the car full to the brim. Luckily the car was an automatic so we could handle the weight. After getting lost a couple of times we were finally on our way. We always wanted to go and see Hobbiton from The Lord of the Rings which is in Matamata. About 2/3hrs so...

After our relaxing for 10 days in Fiji we touched down in Auckland with our golden tans. Stevie in panic that we wouldn't get our statue through. I had to put it in my bag. Luckily we declared it and it was all good. Although we can't say much for the poor guy in front of us who got caught with an old apple at the bottom of his backpack. Now the rest was over. we headed to 'Juicy' the car rental place and picked up our Nissan Sunnie and headed straight to Onehun...

As we were going away for Christmas and New Year, we organised a Mockmas day with our friends. Which consisted of BBQ, Secret Santa and Alcohol. It was a really good day. As Stevie and I were leaving, Cheryl and her husband wanted to take us out on the boat and go fishing. unfortunately Stevie was working so I invited Riann. Our south African friend. We woke up early and headed out on their yacht. It was a good day in the sun with a few beers. By the end of the...

Today was meant to be a chill day, but we decided to venture out to Onehunga as there is an outlet centre that sells loads of cheap stuff. It tood a while to get there, but we finally arrived a Dress Mart. there was so much cheap stuff. we ended up buying bits for our holiday and 3 pairs of converse :) We headed back into the CBD and had a delicious Japanese before getting reading to the Auckland Christmas concert. A free concert in the domain park. It was huge...

It was Tom's Birthday yesterday so we hired a car and the four of us headed to Goat Island, apparently it is perfect for snorkeling. Stevie made a huge picnic for us all and a birday cake for Tom. Although it looked a bit of a mess it tasted amazing. We got up early and headed off to pick up the car. Nervous that I havn't drove in 7 months, I managed to take the roads pretty well. After about an hour and half we arrived at another beach. Lost!! Luckily we fina...