Adventures of the Superfly: Auckland and Fishing!

20 May 2006

Hey hey!

In true South African spirit we had barely landed before we hit the road to do some exploring. Auckland is an incredible city. Apart from the fact of it's streets being cleaner than most people's dining room tables, it is also host to an awesome skyline, huge private docks, a myriad of coffee shops (heaven :)) and a beautiful marina. Sure, it doesn't have Table Mountain as Cape Town has, but it does have an extinct volcano and Islands... Many many Islands.

In due time we'll explore some of these and send you the highlights!

As I mentioned in my previous post we had an appointment with our employment agent on Wednesday and subsequently both John and I have interviews to attend this week. God is good, all the time... Watch this space ;)

For most people a few good days' weather means putting on some cooler clothes. For the good people here at Brownsbay it means taking the boat and fising tackle out for a walk... a 17 Km walk all the way to Tiritiri Island where schools of "Snapper" come out to play. Believe it or not, Annelize, John and I were packed and ready to go by first light... ughhh well... ok so we slept until 9:00 (blame it on jet-lag!) and hit the cold water of brownsbay by 11:00. By the end of play John had caught an undersize Kingfish (that put up a massive fight), 2 sizeable Snapper and many undersized ones. I caught a small mountain of baitfish (Kinda resembling sardines) :) and a few undersized Snapper but Annelize litterally blew us all out of the water. Not only did she catch the most Snappers but also handled her own bait and caught a large dory... What a day! (I've a pic below to prove our keep hehe)

Yesterday we did some exploring of Aucklands Suburbia. Most of it's houses are built with wood but are beautiful none the less. I would love to say that it resembles Cape Town for use of familiarity but in honest truth, Cape Town has been weighed, measured and found slightly lacking. Point is, bar Table mountian, Auckland has everything Cape town has except smog, squatter camps, violent crime, and totally overcharged telecomms rates. Here's a few highlights... Auckland has an indoor Ski / Snowboarding facility that generates it's own REAL snow and operates 12 months a year. Local landline calls are free. SMS messages withing New Zealand are free on weekends. You can actually buy a Pajero v6 for $3000 (R12 000). ;) There are patches of natural forest all over the area and Parks everywhere. It's awesome to see kids walking to school safely and families playing in parks. Auckland sits nestled between the Tasman sea and Pacific ocean underneath azure blue skies (Not just a use of creative expression - below are Pics to prove it hehehe) Can you believe it, I have not had a single moment of hayfever since arriving here... Heaven :D

Anyways... Will be writing again soon, gotta look for some lodging in the city today. Hope you all have a blessed Sunday.

Later,

da Supafly

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