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Dec 25, 2003 - Christmas in Auckland

A very strange Christmas this year.A very strange Christmas this year....

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Big Fat Trip

Dec 16, 2003 - Auckland

Tue 12/16 we drove in to Auckland and then on to a caravan park near the airport. ... We sort of cleaned the van up a little and packed all the leftover "stuff" to the kitchen for the next traveler.Tue 12/16 we drove in to Auckland and then on to a caravan park near the airport. ... We sort of cleaned the van up a little and packed all the leftover "stuff" to the kitchen for the next traveler....

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Sep 10, 2003 - Greeting from Auckland

My brother received one here in Auckland about two weeks late - so watch the date as you read things - the past might still appear. ... Mom and Dad: we don't have Martin's email - could you please forward this? We are now in Auckland. ... The weather in Auckland is so different than Hawaii and not just in the obvious ways. ... Here in Auckland it is wetter and colder that can be imagined Page 2 of 4 constantly complaining. ... Auckland, which should have been quick to settle in to, has surprisingly taken a long time. ...

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Aug 29, 2003 - Auckland - Loaded Hog

We started early, said goodbye to the Bay of Islands, and headed back to Auckland in the car along the SH1, stopping at Wellsford for a coffee and to swap drivers. ... I took us into Auckland and I must have been a bit nervous with the driving still as I managed to cut up a police car at a junction whilst looking for the quayside. ... We walked up to the apparently trendy "K Road" (Karangahape Road), the heart of the 'alternative' scene in Auckland, but all we found were lots of shops selling teenage rebellion gear and new age tat interspersed with some grubby bars - the whole area a sort of wannabe Camden but not quite making it. ...

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New Zealand 2003

Aug 23, 2003 - Rangitoto Island

Auckland and its suburbs were clearly visible from the island, but it still felt quite removed. ... Only 30 minutes by boat from Auckland but a world away. ... We checked out all the abandoned military buildings left from WW2 when the island was used as a defensive lookout for Auckland. ... We got down to the wharf well within time and soon we were on our way back to Auckland on the last ferry. ...

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New Zealand 2003

Aug 13, 2003 - North Island, New Zealand

We flew in to Auckland on a cold night. ... We stayed the first few nights at Parnassus Farm near Huntly, about an hour south of Auckland. ... We were pleased to have electric blankets and heaters.We flew in to Auckland on a cold night. ... We stayed the first few nights at Parnassus Farm near Huntly, about an hour south of Auckland. ... We were pleased to have electric blankets and heaters....

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