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Auckland, New Zealand - Day 70 - 73
After a short 3 hour flight from Fiji, we had a very shaky landing at Auckland International Airport where we were met by Mary-anne, my bestest bud when I lived in Jo'burg. We were settled into our rooms, fresh towels and all (luxury when you have been travelling for 2 1/2 months) We were spoilt even further by a roast dinner and fresh veggies.We decided to go into Auckland city centre to get a feel for the place and to scope out how we were going to get around the country. Peter and I both agreed that we felt the city vibe was very much like Seattle. I was dying for a good old Starbucks coffee, which I mentioned to Mary-anne to which she scoffed! Kiwis (in Auckland) love their cafe/coffee houses and see Starbucks as the MacDonald's of coffee. Basically you shouldn't be seen carrying the Starbucks coffee cup!After walking through the city we thought it best we find the South African shop.......so after some enquiries we hopped on a bus to Browns Bay, where we rushed around the shop like kids in a toy store! Granadilla Schweppes, cream soda, biltong, droer wors, nik naks, aromat and jelly tots!!!!On Friday night we went out with Mary-anne to a great little Japanese restaurant. Wine flowed and lots of reminiscing about our school days and friendship. Was so good to see Mary-anne, and after almost 14 years apart, we still have a knack of making each other giggle (which used to drive both our moms mad!) A big thanks to Mary-lou for putting us up.Our South African friends we met in Fiji, Steve and Steph, invited us to their house in Torbay for a braai. Spoilt again. Chops, boerewors and mielie bread. We loved spending time with Steve and Steph because they, like us, enjoy the simple things in life. Hopefully we'll see you guys in SA soon.A small note regarding more good fortune that we are having with the weather on our travels....... We just happened to be in Auckland when the biggest storm in a decade hits the country!!! JOY
After a short 3 hour flight from Fiji, we had a very shaky landing at Auckland International Airport where we were met by Mary-anne, my bestest bud when I lived in Jo'burg. We were settled into our rooms, fresh towels and all (luxury when you have been travelling for 2 1/2 months) We were spoilt even further by a roast dinner and fresh veggies.We decided to go into Auckland city centre to get a feel for the place and to scope out how we were going to get around the country. Peter and I both agreed that we felt the city vibe was very much like Seattle. I was dying for a good old Starbucks coffee, which I mentioned to Mary-anne to which she scoffed! Kiwis (in Auckland) love their cafe/coffee houses and see Starbucks as the MacDonald's of coffee. Basically you shouldn't be seen carrying the Starbucks coffee cup!After walking through the city we thought it best we find the South African shop.......so after some enquiries we hopped on a bus to Browns Bay, where we rushed around the shop like kids in a toy store! Granadilla Schweppes, cream soda, biltong, droer wors, nik naks, aromat and jelly tots!!!!On Friday night we went out with Mary-anne to a great little Japanese restaurant. Wine flowed and lots of reminiscing about our school days and friendship. Was so good to see Mary-anne, and after almost 14 years apart, we still have a knack of making each other giggle (which used to drive both our moms mad!) A big thanks to Mary-lou for putting us up.Our South African friends we met in Fiji, Steve and Steph, invited us to their house in Torbay for a braai. Spoilt again. Chops, boerewors and mielie bread. We loved spending time with Steve and Steph because they, like us, enjoy the simple things in life. Hopefully we'll see you guys in SA soon.A small note regarding more good fortune that we are having with the weather on our travels....... We just happened to be in Auckland when the biggest storm in a decade hits the country!!! JOY
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