Arriving in Auckland

So, as you may be aware we’re kind of running a bit behind on the old weblog. Our last update was the 15th of May. The hustle and bustle of finding a job/flat/furniture has taken over a bit. When you rent a room in Auckland it comes unfurnished, so we’ve had the pleasure of tracking down beds etc… New Zealand is cool; it’s been raining like crazy though. ‘Four seasons in one day’, hmmmmm - sounds like somewhere else I know.

We’ve rented a place in Grey Lynn, very near the city centre, lots of cool wee cafes and bars and funky shops and just round the corner from Steve and Jane. There’s no escaping us.

Steve took us for a cool three and a half hour hike, trek, walk, or ramble call it what you like (they call it tramping here), at the Waitakere Ranges. You end up walking up through the river with sections where you have climb/scramble up rockfaces and hanging on to tree roots. We came back covered in scratches and bruises but would do it all again and definitely want to do more. It’s amazing that walks like this are just on the doorstep here.