We flew into Auckland on Sunday evening. It was very quiet and we struggled to find a restaurant that was open for dinner!! Either they are usually closed on Sundays or they were closed for the Christmas break! So we went for a wander down by the harbour - we found a few places open but the wait time was about an hour. We eventually stumbled upon on a Mexican restaurant that was really nice!! The food was really fresh and tasty!
Our Auckland hotel was a bit disappointing - I was expecting a little bit of luxury, but it was just adequate. Nothing wrong in particular - just not much thought had gone into the decor, it would be perfectly good for a business person for a short stay. Anyway - we weren't there for long so it didn't matter at all! The breakfast was great tho!! We had a feast that was big enough for lunch too!
We had a small hiccup with the hire car. I waited at the hotel with the bags while Reid collected the car - he came back with an old bomb! So back to the hire car place to swap it out for the correct model! They were so disorganised. Apparently a number of people's bookings were mucked up!!
Road side stop to get a pic of the pohutukawa in bloom.
Then off to the Kauri Museum. It was a great stop and worth the detour!! They had lots of exhibits about how the Kauri was logged - chopped down, transported, milled, used, etc, plus lots of nice pieces of furniture.
View from the Matakohe (location of the Kauri Museum)
Post office at Matakohe
Picture from inside the Kauri Museum
