Well, We are home again.. Yay.. It is good to be back home.

We had an awesome time in Auckland, but a week is more than enough time there. We went to Motat on Thursday and spent a bit of time looking around. It was interesting playing with the old phones and watching how the old telephone exchanges worked. 5 Minutes to just get connected to a number though would’ve annoyed the heck out of me.

Hoped on a tram to go see Motat 2, Was a little disappointed with the second bit of Motat. There were no Army stuff out, though we got to see some planes.

Friday we went and got some culture from the Museum, had lunch with Mum and did some other stuff, then got caught up in the shooting when the police closed off all the motorway on ramps. So driving back to the North Shore was a frustrating experience. What should’ve taken us less than 30 minutes took well over an hour and a half. Now I know why I don’t want to ever live in Auckland again.

Saturday and we’re off to Orewa beach, It was an awesome afternoon. Very hot though, even mum’s poor van started having some over heating issues, hopefully it’s nothing to serious.

The water was so lovely though. It was pretty busy and the the IRB crew looked like they went for a few joy rides to kill their boredom. I guess, at least they weren’t having to pull people to safety.

We left Auckland on Sunday doing a detour through Pirongia to see our Friends, Mari and Brendon. We had a lovely lunch and 4 hour break, which got us out of the heat of the day. It was 28 degrees when we arrived and it just got hotter. So being in a nice Air conditioned house was great.  So thank you Mari and Brendon for an excellent afternoon.

We stopped in Ohakune on the way home to fill up and have a drink. We were going to have KFC in Taihape for tea, but with everyone coming back from the A1GP in Taupo, it was really busy. We decided to carry on home and get KFC in Palmy.

Well, I guess it’s back to reality and time to start working again. We decided as we came from Auckland and today is their Anniversary day, we would take today as a holiday / recovery day.

Well, We are in Auckland for a week having a holiday. We are doing more touristy type things this time. We went up to North Head to have a look around. Got absolutely drenched thanks to typical Auckland weather. When it rains it really pours down.

Went to Kelly Tarltons underwater world, I was a little disappointed considering the cost to get in, but we had fun. Went on their Snow Cat and saw some gorgeous and very large penguins. We got to see some awesome sized stingrays up close.

It would’ve been nice if Kelly Tarltons had more info on what fish / crustaceans were in each tank but all in all, it was a great day.

We’re visiting Motat on Thursday and then the Museum on Friday. As of yet, I’m not sure what we are up to on Saturday, Might be a trip up to Orewa beach for the day to enjoy some sun, sand and surf.. (ok, so Orewa isn’t a surf beach. but not to worry).

Over the next few days, I think I need to start getting more button happy on the Camera.

Ok, I’m sure everyone gets those weeks that just seem to drag on. The past few have seemed to be the longest I’ve ever had.

We left home to drive up to Auckland for a week on Sunday the 19th October, my cat was at her favourite cattery for the duration. On the way up was pretty uneventful.

Just your usual long drive from Palmy to Auckland. We did get some idiot try and pass when the signs clearly stated “Do not Pass on Painted Median” Well, no wonder the car in front was going to turn right in the turning lane when this moron came screaming up the side of us and just about collected the car turning. If I hadn’t been driving I would’ve whipped out the camera and taken a photo. Anyway, he didn’t learn. I was sitting around 105kph when who should come flying past us. The same idiot passing on a corner no less, do some people need to kill themselves or others before they learn. Maybe they just never learn I dunno.

Got to Auckland that evening and once we were settled in to where we were staying, we decided to order Pizza Hut for dinner. The weather was reasonable so we sat outside and ate.

We had an appointment at 8am the following morning (Monday) so after a long drive I was pretty much ready for bed by 9pm. I didn’t think I was going to be able to get up early enough but I managed it.

The week was pretty good, weather wise but due to the circumstances of why we were there (which I won’t go into at this time) I spent most of it inside or running up and down a bloody hill. I even managed to kill a pair of boots which I have to get the sole re-attached.  Hopefully that won’t cost too much.

The last night we were there, We zipped up to Glenfield to stay with my parents. We all went up to Albany for dinner on the Friday evening and had a lovely roast pork meal. Upon getting back to mum and dads I managed to sit down and relax with a Bourbon and Coke. I wasn’t looking forward to having to drive home on Saturday.

The trip home was pretty good. Only had some issues with a tour bus speeding up then slowing down for about 30 minutes but after that the roads were relatively clear. Had some rain fall but nothing too bad. Got back to palmy and felt like I had stepped into a freezer.

Mum and Dad had left earlier on Saturday on the Motorbike to do their trip down the country. They came up to Palmy from Wellington on the Sunday so it was great having some more time with them. They then headed back to Auckland on Tuesday the 28th after gallivanting around the Manawatu on the bike on Monday.

I guess the past couple of weeks have been pretty busy really. though having the slow week in the middle seems to have made everything seem slow.

Anyway, I guess you’ve stopped reading by now and I probably make no sense what so ever.