12 - 19 November 2006
We were greeted at the airport by PETER COX. Looks nothing like he did when semi-dominating the early-mid 80s charts with We Close Our Eyes, and funnily enough didn't seem to want to talk about that period very much
We were well impressed by Auckland as a city and seems to be sold well short amongst international destinations. 52 volcanoes, but not much lava or widespread death, unlike Fleet
One day, we left Auckland in the background and hopped on a boat, passed Teletubby land and landed on an island
Now we always knew that New Zealand was going to be the real part of the adventure. But how about this for irresponsible parenting. 5pm and we don't know where we're sleeping for the night. AND all of my stuff and clothes are in Auckland. I was trying to tell Mama and Dada - but they wouldn't listen
But it was a real adventure and another pivotal day in my development as I learnt how to respond directly to a question ... and I've played in worse parks ...
We got back to dry land safely and decided to drive to smelly land - Rotorua. The place stinks, mainly due to the thermal activity and the sulphur. But it was remarkable how much of the time it smelt like 'one of Dada's'. He would agree, saying 'It's weird isn't it?', but always with a smile. In fact this was Dada's favourite place because on the first day he was considered too tall to go without a safety hat
I liked it too because they let me luge
And Mama liked it toobecause Dada left the lights on the car and it wouldn't work, so she could tease him. And she got to wee on some prawns
New Zealand was a land filled with such beauty that it made me want to sing. Batman
Having only done about 1000km, what with The Pacific Coast Highway and New Zealand's North Island, it was time to do some proper driving and a BIG adventure - The South Island; so we flew to Queenstown, where hopefully I can wear more bras
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