We're here!! It was a long journey but well worth it. We flew out of Vancouver at 8:30 Thursday, October the 24th and arrived in Auckland at 5:38 a.m. October the 26th. The sun was just beginning to rise on a beautiful day. We had the Tasman Sea on our left and the lights of Auckland on our right as we landed. It took a while to clear customs and get our baggage and then to collect our rental car, but with the help of our trusty G.P.S. we arrived at our basement suite rental at about 9:30 a.m. It is in Devonport on the North Shore of Auckland. I know that basement suite conjures up images but you should see this place! The kitchen is fully equipped with fridge, gas stove and oven, microwave espresso maker, toaster, you name it. We have a big screen T.V., dining area, library, queen size bedroom suite, beautiful bathroom and an ocean view from the living room and sundeck. Craig, you would die for the garden. The walk to the village and waterfront is about 3-5 minutes. The pub is crawling distance---unfortunately we can only afford to drink there. ( the hamburger is $23.50! No, I'm not kidding) Anyway, tomorrow we are going to take the little ferry into downtown Auckland to sightsee. Apparently the tall ships arrived yesterday and will be leaving on Monday. On Monday we are planning to head north to the Bay of Islands. We are planning 7-8 days in the Auckland area and then on to the sunshine coast in Australia. Almost time for bed.(It's 2:45 P.M.) Will post again soon.
Linda and Ian
Glad to hear you made it safely. Have a great trip...we know you will. We are presently (Sunday Oct. 27th) holed up in the Brookside RV park in Cache Creek waiting for the wind to stop (up to 70km) We haven't had a shower since Thursday so we can hardly wait to get to Kelowna. Good to see the Blog!
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