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New Zealand – Part 2 – South Island

Friday, June 1st, 2007

[Due to the incredible natual wonders the country of New Zealand possesses, I make no apologies for the ridiculous amount of pictures on this particular post.  It may however mean that this post takes a stupendous amount of time to load up, especially if you’re on a slow connection, or your computer is crap.  Any complaints about this matter should be directed to Mr. John Kissmearse, LikeICare Street, You’reJustJealousAnyways-ville, P.O. Box 25,000,000,000.]

Views from the Interislander Ferry:

 Ferry 1 Ferry 2

Caught the Interislander Ferry without a hitch – spent the three-hour journey reading and occasionally popping up on deck to take in the beautiful scenery as we entered the Tory Channel and approached Picton on the South Island. [read on]

New Zealand – Part 1 – North Island

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Auckland

Auckland (view from Mt. Eden)

‘New Zeeland as it was originally named by the Dutch settlers (or ‘Aotearoa’, it’s real name in Maori, before any colonial country-stealing took place…) has a very, very familiar look and feel to it in certain ways.  I arrived on the evening of May 11th into Auckland to be greeted by Hayley (yay! x) at Base Backpackers hostel after a supersonic-speed bus ride from the airport to the city centre.  It was a bustling Friday night, but even so, what greeted me didn’t impress me all that much: quite a hectic, not-so-pretty looking city. But you shouldn’t (as they say) judge a book by its cover of course.  After my brief stopover it was once again time to bid farewell to Hayley & co. as I boarded my ‘Magic’ bus [Magic by company name, certainly not by nature.  I mean, I was disappointed to find out it couldn’t fly] headed southwards.  Luckily, I swiftly made some friends in the form of 2 Scottish lads and a few English chums headed in the same direction as myself. [read on]