Some time to veg....!

After a short flight back to Auckland I was kindly pick up by Nick, a friend of a friend. He lives in Browns Bay, which is on the Northshore of Auckland. He shares his house with, Ali, a huge boxer cross, who I would like to say obeys every command and never sleeps on the sofa, but I can't!!!!

After a walk along one of the many bays with Ali, Nick I introduced me to two of his mates and they all took me out for a Friday night in the pub and karaoke bar! I can confirm that the Kiwi's are no better at karaoke than we are!

The following day passed slowly in a haze! We tried to watch a film, whilst eating the infamous Tim Tams, but both fell asleep half way through. Lightweights!

Sunday morning and it was the All Blacks v The Frogs, accompanied with a fry-up! Thankfully I was not the jinx, they have not been beaten by France in Paris for over 40 years or something ridiculous! It was a fairly even game but the Kiwi's managed to prevent the Frogs from equalising in the last minutes of the game! Phew!

I spent the afternoon strolling along the cliffs and bays watching the countless activities and pursuits being undertaken, surfing, sailing, swimming, triathlon training, running, dog walking, picnicking, kite flying, wake boarding.....

The 3 week trip had been quite full on, and with the exception of Queenstown we were in a different hotel every night, so it was lovely to just stop for a couple of days, and start planning the remainder of my trip!