Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Auckland

Here is a nice view of Auckland central from Ponsonby, the little suburb I'm staying in:


It's a nice walk from my hostel to downtown, but the way back is uphill, and took much longer than I remembered the way there taking...  You can't tell, but the building to the far left bears the new pwc logo.  I think the skyline somewhat resembles Seattle with its space needle?  Auckland's version is called the Sky Tower.  And as you CAN tell, it was a very nice day outside - shorts, t-shirt, and sunglasses weather!  But I can't wait to get out of the city and experience this on the beach... all I need is some transportation...

Buying a car took longer than I had hoped, but I am now committed to a little red Mitsubishi Legnum station wagon, which comes with a mattress, blanket, sleeping bag, camp stove, emergency break-down kit, utensils, dish soap, and some other things - I can't remember all of them.  I am paying a bit more than I had hoped, but she is in great condition, 4wd, and is all set on registration and wof for the next 6 months, so hopefully I won't break down every, and can re-coup most if not all of that money when I have to let her go at the end of my stay.  She will need a name... I am open to suggestions.  Picture to come when I am officially the owner.

1 comment:

  1. whaaaat it comes with all that?!? geez! she's a blessed gift from above... you must give her an appropriate name. how about Starla? if not, I will brainstorm before I got to bed and come up with more ideas. how do you know she's not a he btw? myb you'd better give her a unisex name, like Moomoo. btw i can see the pwc logo building. i believe it's spelled "PwC"
    how about a nice sweet american name, like MaryAnne. Sally. BethAnne. Beyonce.

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