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Weds 15th- Weds 22nd:basically stayed with pete and di for a week, drank their booze and ate all their food- it was great! kinda relaxed for the most part, but we went to alexa's 2nd bday (their granddaughter) and i walked along the Waikato river too! the last nite they took me to their local 'club'- a good old workin mens club for a few beers and the usual raffle! they made me feel really welcome and it was nice to stay in one place for a good period of time and eat good food too!
Weds 22nd- arrived in auckland after pete dropped me off in town. kinda just wandered the streets on auckland and sorted s*** out. in the eve i got chattin with a few guys, we drank beer in the hostel and they had a few rap battles and then we hit a club where there was free bbq and cheap booze :-) the cheap beer eventually took its toll and i got up dancin (a great sight to see!) with some brazilian chick.
thurs 23rd- very tired after the booze the night before so crashed in bed till 12, then went over to mt eden to see the crater of the old disused volcano and to see the sights of the city. fell asleep in the grass and pretty much chilled for the afternoon. in the eve, the same happened, free beer and films all night
fri 24th- went up the skytower (wasnt worth it!) and then chilled till kim (pete n di's daughter) picked me up to show me the other side of auckland! we had a late tea and consumed 5 bottles of wine between 3 of us (crystal her friend came over too) there were some interestin conversations and plnety of laughs and we played some board games too :-)!!!
sat 25th- they took me to the beach on the west side of auckland for the arvo, then we caught up with some of her friends at their place and then hit their local for food and more beer! kim n crystal wanted to dance but i was wearin converse so i just left them to it and watched the liverpool game and went to bed.
sun 26th- trip to paihia (bay of islands) dint do too much on the way up- just a few piss stops and stuff like that, pretty much to get to paihia in time to do the trip round the islands. the weather was crap but the boat still went out in it and it was great- the hole in the rocks was cool but the whole trip was wicked, so soakin but was ok in the end. bbq in the eve, and then we watched a few films in the eve cos the bar was too loud to chat to ppl
mon 27th- trip to cape reinga and 90 mile beach. the first stop was for brekkie at this lil place which made honey and had the bees on display- so bought so very fresh and local honey for the bees! then it was cape reinga and its lighthouse, alas the visibility was virtually nowt so we could see the lighthouse but not the water or the mergin of the two seas. after lunch it was onto the sand dunes for sand boarding, f***in wicked. the walk up was knackerin, maanged four times in total and in my pursuit to go faster i crashed twice, not bad but still i was the only one, trust me eh mum?? then we went hunting for pipi's a little sheelfish which we all had a try of- raw too! and then it was back home via a fish n chips stop and back to base. in the eve we went to the bar next door and got cheap booze, won a few prizes and generally got pissed with my roommates.
tues 25th- the ppl i came up with went for a wander, but me anne and tom went for a walk to harura falls along the closed footpath. the first 4km were dandy and we didnt see what the problem was....it was the final km that was the killer! the first was ok, we managed to all get across (well anne was a little worried) but the second one proved too tough for her so her n tom went back the same way and i continued over. the last one was very tough with little help from trees or roots, but eventually i made it over to the falls and they were worth the hassle. there wasa rainbow and s*** and was good to see, the walk back was longer than expected but oi hitched a lift back to the hostel. relaxed for a bit before gettin the bus back to auckland. in the eve, all the ppl off the bus went out for kari's 22nd bday at the globe bar- quiz and beer later we all crashed out about 2ish , all with a belly full of either kebab or burger and ready for the trip south towards whitianga and rotorua!
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