Well i have finally made it. I am in Auckland. City of sails. After several weeks of goodbyes in the UK it is detox time here in NZ. And what better time to do it than in the middle of a Lions tour in the middle of winter!!! Well, i think that is enough about the Lions. Less said the better - although the kiwi folk are dead friendly, and enjoying (hmmmm or not) the rugby at the Barmy Army HQ in the Viaduct (harbour area) is certainly an experience.
So what is it like here. Well it is big. 2nd biggest city area wise in the world apparently. Doesn't suprise me. It is huge. This is due to every single property being a detactched house with a garden. No inner city terraces here. Quite nice really. Just takes a while to get around. Oh and Auckland is built on several volcanoes. These make for good viewspots of the city. And there are several more volcanoes forming islands out in the gulf of whwetjhwfuygfw or whatever it is (Not up to speed with Moari yet). And it is these volcanoes in the gulf that are due to blast next. Cool.
So at the moment i am still motelling it. Bit of a pain now but i move into my house in Mt Eden on sunday. I am sharing with 3 girls. Hmmmmm, should be interesting. And seeing as the room is somewhat smaller than back in Cardiff it is sure going to be fun trying to fit everything in. Its a nice house. Wooden villa, big open living space, electric cooker in the kitchen (annoying but it seems the norm over here) and no heating (again, no heating seems to be totally normal over here. But then they all complain about being cold. Hmmmm).
Sorry there are no photos yet. Not got my computer here with me. It is hopefully somewhere oceany (south Atlantic? Indian ocean?) on its way here. Thats if the Rusky boat captain can find his way to NZ through his vodka fuelled haze. (Pirate pete and all that!!!)
Well there we go. Thats it for now. All seems good here. Although i am still struggling a little with being upside down!!!
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
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