I'm Back.

So. This will just be a teaser post. I'm back to unfortunately being physically solo in Auckland. Plus, work resumes in a few hours.

Here is a wee list of our tour de North Island:
21 Dec - take ferry to Waiheke Island, pick up hired car, drive to Stoney Batter, and to our awesome chalet, celebrate our 18 month
22 Dec - drive around, go to an olive oil tasting and Te Whau winery, go for a short walk... ends up being a few KM of precarious tramping, very pretty, though, hung out with some alpacas
23 Dec - take ferry back to Auckland

AZT Break

25 Dec - Fly from Auckland to Wellington, pick up hired car, drive to hotel
26 Dec - spend a good portion of the day at the best museum I have ever been to... Te Papa
27 Dec - Drive the 2 to Napier, eat at Indian restaurant
28 Dec - Drive to Te Mata Peak (pretty), go to Te Mata/Black Barn/Church Road vineyards, Shop, get take away (same Indian restaurant - it was good)
29 Dec - Drive to Rotorua by way of Taupo, go to see all the cool geothermal stuff, check in to full-on B&B... (it was lovely, we just might not be B&B people)
30 Dec - Hiking, swimming(-ish) in Blue Lake, massage at Hell's Gate
31 Dec - Drive back to Auckland, return car, go to first night thing at aotea centre, back to apartment to watch fireworks from skytower

photos coming....