I find myself surprised by how much I like Auckland this time around. I almost moved here back in 1998. Maybe I’ll come here after all. We leave for Brisbane today. I’ll be sad to wave goodbye.
January, 2005
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Jan 05
Merry 2005!
Christmas has gone, New Year’s has gone, and in a few days I’ll be on a plane heading back to the United Kingdom and back to winter. I can’t say I’m much looking forward to the latter.
Our trip so far has been great. We stayed 3 night in Dubai, where we basically did nothing except relax. The weather wasn’t quite as good as we’d expected so we didn’t get in as much swimming as I would have liked. Oh well. We arrived in Wellington on the 23rd for Christmas, where I finally met my adorable neice whom I haven’t seen since she was 3 weeks old. She’s now 3½ and just too cute.
Christmas was over before I knew it, and then P and I and my parents went on a trip to Napier, Rotorua, and Waitomo, all of which were great, except the weather in Rotorua and Waitomo. We were supposed to be camping but it was raining so bad that we ended up getting a hotel. Luckily the weather let up enough for us to go to a geothermal reserve in Rotorua, and to go abseiling down a glowworm-filled ravine in Waitomo.
We’ve been back in Wellington since the 2nd of January, but it seems like we’ve only been here a day. Time goes too fast when you’re enjoying yourself. Wellington hasn’t changed too much, except eating out is a lot more expensive – thanks Peter Jackson. That aside, I wish I didn’t have to leave! Wellington reprazent!
P.S. I did end up getting a Nikon D70 duty free, and I will post photos when I get back to the UK and back to the land of broadband!