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Day 363 – 356 kilometre drive
It’s an early morning as the room we’re staying in needed for work! However, we’re treated to some lovely bacon sandwiches, coffee and OJ We shower, pack up and walk to Russell Wharf to catch a ferry back to Paihia where we pick up a couple of coffees before getting on the road Today, we’ve…
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Day 362 – “Sweet penguin (soup)”
We’re up to have some brekky and check out by 10 am; we drop off some of our luggage back to the car and just take stuff for one night, as we’re leaving it here for the night Walking towards the sea, we pop into Mövenpick which has a coffee offer on to include a…
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Day 361 – Spring showers
We have our coffee and porridge to wake up before we organise ourselves to check out The weather’s a little rubbish today and even suggests risk of thunderstorms We drive to McDonald’s to get our second breakfast ???? Then, we go to PAK’n’SAVE to pick up some cold and flu medicine and other bits for…
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Day 360 – To the tip top
We have some coffee and porridge in bed before getting up and out today Sadly, we missed the McDonald’s breakfast by just 30 seconds – we’ll get it tomorrow instead – so we just grab a couple flat whites before popping to PAK’n’SAVE for some lunch supplies They have a fuel station so we go…
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Day 358 – We’re going on a kiwi hunt
Up around 8:30am and we get straight to breakfast: sausage butties ???? The place we’re staying in uses a water tank so we make sure to have brief showers before heading out for the day First stop is to Whangarei Falls – it’s within a park with various walking paths and we choose to do…
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Day 357 – Back to exploring!
We’re up sort of early attempting to make use of all the supplies we have before exiting the apartment; this means we get a mix of chips and toast for brekkie ???? It’s a 10am check out and we pop by Mango Espresso Bar before getting to Sky City to get the SkyDrive bus to…
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Day 356 – Mount Eden
In hunt of lunch to start our day out of the apartment, we decide to walk to a waterside area we haven’t visited yet North Wharf, in Wynyard Quarter, is home to a few restaurant cafés as well as Auckland Fish Market It doesn’t serve us many food options but it’s a nice place There’s…
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Day 355 – Meeting Kiwi family
A slow morning We leave the apartment after midday and head to The Fiddler One of the sad things we’ve found is that New Zealand doesn’t seem to offer pints; instead, they just name them as such but actually only serve around 425ml! However, Dave discovered that this Irish pub is one of the few…
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Day 354 – Saturday Britomarket
Today, there’s a market on in the Britomarket area of the city It’s a collection of knick-knack, food and fresh produce stalls We pick up a raisin and cream pastry to fuel our meanderings (see the featured image) Still recovering, we have another mostly lazy day For dinner, we have pie, homemade mash and veggies…
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Day 353 – Park and comedy
Today, we’re feeling a bit more energised so venture out and have Macca’s (Maccie’s) for some lunch We realise that nearby is some green space: Albert Park It’s rather steep up to it but nice to explore; sadly, native animals, like Possums, are not warmly welcomed so there’s a few warning for bait traps in…