Saturday, 3 January 2015
✈ Flight delayed; plane downgraded; snow flying in Toronto. Our window for our connecting flight in Vancouver is closing. Fingers crossed!
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 3, 2015
Sunday, 4 January 2015
The plane in the back will be taking us to Auckland in about 3 hours. Nice to see after yesterday's missed connection pic.twitter.com/mNK1dzWT8L
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 5, 2015
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
✈ Landed at 5:25am after an uneventful flight. Connected via NZ Vodafone 20 minutes later!
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 5, 2015
For our insalata caprese tonight. We are going to try a sauvignon blanc from @FoxWines with the salad. pic.twitter.com/U9NDlQfYO3
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 6, 2015
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Because the sun can be quite intense here, we generally try to walk on the shady side of the street. Nice breeze tho. pic.twitter.com/Zpijd2dkIC
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 6, 2015
Thursday, 8 January 2015
🚣 On our way to Devenport on @FullersFerry …
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 7, 2015
Steve on the ferry. pic.twitter.com/zNoT90fY5z
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 7, 2015
🎼 Susan on the beach … 🎶 (apologies to Jane Siberry). pic.twitter.com/PGzCqj6rIi
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 7, 2015
🍴 Lunchtime in Devenport (top); suppertime in Peterborough (bottom). We are at the Manuka Restaurant, sitting outside pic.twitter.com/zAl6Ev4CFa
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 8, 2015
Apologies for the previous tweet. We promise not to do it again … probably 😏
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 8, 2015
Tonight's homemade Greek salad made with NZ grown Kalamata olives and NZ goat feta. pic.twitter.com/JVAGK2UF9Q
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 8, 2015
Friday, 9 January 2015
Beautiful salvia (a kind of sage) in the lovely Albert Park in central Auckland. pic.twitter.com/G8dP79KgR7
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 8, 2015
Old government house Auckland. pic.twitter.com/6Az9eniBAU
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 8, 2015
🍴 Just finished an excellent Japanese lunch at Mikasa.
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 9, 2015
Saturday, 10 January 2015
Waiting for the bridge to be lowered so we can cross … pic.twitter.com/LnLSs65ILG
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 9, 2015
Next boat @TheBelmontBoys? @capblasters? pic.twitter.com/yD5Qsut9CW
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 9, 2015
Looking forward to our first grilled fish here … tarakihi and gurnard. pic.twitter.com/CFYJscz2od
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 10, 2015
Sunday, 11 January 2015
Symonds St. cemetery, Auckland pic.twitter.com/GJkEAgfmXZ
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 10, 2015
🍴 We are about to try mussels for the second time. We are at @SquidRowNZ. It seems that all mussel dishes in NZ are in a cream sauce. Odd.
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 11, 2015
Susan photographs our lunch … see next tweet for details. pic.twitter.com/nkDUVmuXjr
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 11, 2015
🍴 Before and after … NZ green-lipped mussels have ruined us for Canadian ones! pic.twitter.com/zTF00xJeM6
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 11, 2015
Part of our lazy Sunday spent in the lovely Albert Park under a banyan tree. Very nice space. pic.twitter.com/nyktAnuOS0
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 11, 2015
Monday, 12 January 2015
Just back from an adventure on Hobson Bay Walkway. Trapped by high tide; climbed back to street on condemned … 1/2 pic.twitter.com/DTRYUMutgX
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 12, 2015
2/2 … stairway. Caught once-an-hour bus within 5 minutes. Lucky! (Hobson Bay is lovely; worth the adventure).
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 12, 2015
Batting practice, Kiwi style. Bonus points if you can spot the ball! pic.twitter.com/CqeW8fv74v
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 12, 2015
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
🌞 Another beautiful morning in Auckland; gone to Hollywood for café. pic.twitter.com/q18U25XHtq
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 12, 2015
Part of Wynyard Quarter. pic.twitter.com/YDt4b7GBpU
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 13, 2015
🍴 Just finished an excellent lunch – pizza – at Merchants of Venice (@MoVNorthWharf). Hard to beat good Italian food and this was very good.
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 13, 2015
Perhaps our favourite activity … park-sitting. pic.twitter.com/j0s0Sk55ap
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 13, 2015
Stuffed squid from @SeafoodCentral for supper tonight. Yummy! #AklEats pic.twitter.com/enDzkA6xE6
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 13, 2015
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
🛅 So after three months of only having had accommodation arranged for Auckland, we've finally booked somewhere else. One night in Taupo. ☺
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 13, 2015
🌲 🌳 🌴 Wasting another day in Albert Park ☺ pic.twitter.com/jnq2OnVhav
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 13, 2015
🍴 Very decent lunch at Tony's on Lorne Street. #AklEats
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 14, 2015
https://t.co/tUBeCD4kls pic.twitter.com/mst886KnSA
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 14, 2015
Auckland Art Gallery – Toi O Tāmaki pic.twitter.com/Xh46Qa7GaX
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 14, 2015
Thursday, 15 January 2015
🚢 On our way to Waiheke Island on the ferry. A bit chaotic on the docks this morning, but we are finally underway.
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 14, 2015
Matiatia Bay, where we landed on Waiheke Island. pic.twitter.com/pe9xCeyHPT
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 14, 2015
Twinkle toes at Onetangi Beach. pic.twitter.com/d8bh2cWtWk
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 14, 2015
Our ride back to Auckland. pic.twitter.com/pqgvoRFQlf
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 15, 2015
Friday, 16 January 2015
Fusion Cafe is our favourite place for coffee here (https://t.co/GAe70Qfrbt) pic.twitter.com/MP83Zy51vG
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 15, 2015
Just saw a fly … second one in 3 or 4 days. Oh, and then there was the mosquito that @slknowles killed yesterday. #veryfewbugs #paradise
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 16, 2015
Agapanthus (both blue and white) grow everywhere here. A resident told us they were weeds! #backinalbertparkagain pic.twitter.com/7yK2dVsPqV
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 16, 2015
Saturday, 17 January 2015
Elevenses at Fusion as usual. To Susan's left is a monster dill plant in the lovely rear garden they have here. pic.twitter.com/OLi9k78kn6
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 16, 2015
Nice little beach just a km from where we are staying. Tide was out while we were there. pic.twitter.com/jubgEbsOYx
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 16, 2015
Steve taking the second picture in the previous tweet ☺ pic.twitter.com/ncZ0dYCs01
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 16, 2015
The snapper and chips were excellent but we did not have the Toulouse sausages as a side @DianeArnew ☺ pic.twitter.com/AO6kC7iDjE
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 17, 2015
Many neighbourhoods of lovely Victorian bungalows here. pic.twitter.com/XOjq0pi8dr
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 17, 2015
Sunday, 18 January 2015
In addition to the world's largest dill plant, Fusion Café has a rosemary tree in their back garden. #herbsgonewild pic.twitter.com/RjLIlKnFnX
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 17, 2015
University of Auckland clock tower. pic.twitter.com/3B1WHmR1DL
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 18, 2015
One of the several "merchant houses" on Princes Street on the University campus. Lovely buildings. pic.twitter.com/KkNMroCxgY
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 18, 2015
Monday, 19 January 2015
🚗 On the way to pick up our car as we prepare to leave Auckland for a few weeks. We were delighted to find @Europcar_NZ here.
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 18, 2015
Apparently this is "similar" to the Suzuki Swift we reserved! pic.twitter.com/7gHfdFVxly
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 18, 2015
@debsloan Really … ☺
— Steve and Susan (@KnowmarkTravel) January 18, 2015