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5th Jan and today we are visiting Visiting Cape Reinga & 90 Mile Beach. This meant we were up before 6am to make sure we were ready for the coach to pick us up at 7am. Off to Cape Reinga and 90-mile beach today. First stop en route was Kauri forest with huge trees in … Read more NZ2012 – 5th Jan – Visiting Cape Reinga & 90 Mile Beach

New Zealand Road Trip driving from Auckland to Paihia – Today we are driving from Auckland to Paihia. It is 1pm, and we have just stopped at a little place called Mangawhai. The first part of the drive was wet. Really wet. Heavy rain, wipers on full. The last half not so bad. There was … Read more NZ2012 – 4th Jan – New Zealand Road Trip Driving from Auckland to Paihia

New Zealand Road Trip and a quiet day in Auckland was on the agenda today, as we recover from Jetlag. 4.30am (yes AM!!!) New Zealand time and a good time for a catch-up. Yesterday, after we showered and freshened up, we hit the streets of Auckland. One block away from the Sky Tower, we visited … Read more NZ 2012 – 4th Jan – A Quiet Day in Auckland

New Zealand Road Trip Flight from London to Auckland 2nd Jan. 9.30 Malaysian time. Just boarded. Economy again. Sucks like a fox, man!!! The wife told me to put the tights on again. Business class looked empty when we saw it, except for the Botox Lady of the East. 10 hours time we will touch … Read more New Zealand 2012 – 3rd January – We’ve Arrived

  Jan 1st. 11pm UK time Well, poo pants. Took off in cramped economy….wearing a pair of, what can only be described as knee-high tights!!! Suzanne tried to pass them off as ‘flight socks’…hmmmm!! First impressions of the flight. Took off 30 mins late at 10.30. Then 30 mins of a baby crying, thought that … Read more NZ 2012 – 2nd Jan – Flying from London to New Zealand