Tommy and I got up Tuesday and headed over to the backpacker car market about a 15 minute walk from our hostel. After looking around at our options, we stumbled upon a $(NZ) 600 car. A 1990 2 door white Honda Civic. We had it checked out legally and mechanically and all looked good, so we bought it! We picked it up from the shop yesterday afternoon. After Tommy practiced driving left-handed stick and driving on the left side, we headed out to a couple stores for supplies. We decided to stay in Auckland one more night to catch up on sleep (which didn't happen at the noisy hostel we stayed at) and to get a visit a few thrift stores that were not open yesterday. Now we have sleeping gear, a tent, cooking items, and a car!! Tommy and I plan to head out of town soon and head to Hot Springs Beach, where we plan to dig a couple holes and enjoy our manmade natural spas! We'll post pictures of our new sporty car soon. As long as the doors haven't fallen off yet. As our blog skills increase, we plan to post pics along with our written updates. That will be soon to come!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Heading south in our new wheels!
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Here I am working in the middle of the night (I think I've averaged 6 hours of non-work/sleep a day for the last two weeks) and I was really happy to see your email. Looks like a pretty awesome trip thus far.
Make sure to keep up the posting because vicariously is the only way I'm getting a vacation until 2010!
Also - please to inform of any camera tricks I should be aware of for up close photos, yours seem to turn out really well.
Hi! If you want to hang with some cool people on the South Island, let me know - I'll put you in touch with my friends in Christchurch. The ferry ride south is amazing, just be ready for the crazy winds in Wellington. Definitely have Indian food at a restaurant called "Masala" near the Wellington hostel, it's really good, and check out Te Ana (sp?), the National Museum.
Have a great time!
Tsahai
This is so great guys! Your blogging skills are amazing!
We met you when you were in Quito thru Phillip and Melissa.
We had a Civic just like yours! It was named both "Ork" or "Ovo" due to it's egg-like shape and color.
It sounds like you guys are having a true adventure!
Good post.
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