Monthly Archives: April 2009

April 14, 2009
Road Trip Day III: Foiled Piha & Frosty Hamilton

There’s nothing much I can say except that THE THIRD DAY FAILED HARD.I’ll get to it soon, but let me just start from the beginning – from before we checked out. I woke up early as usual, at 6am. Atie woke up around the same time too. I decided to let Mira sleep in for [...]

April 13, 2009
Road Trip Day II: Cape Reinga to Omapere

Before checking out, Atie made breakfast (fried egg sandwich) and I cooked lunch/dinner (spaghetti and spicy sauce with basil), with Mira taking care of the dishes. We save money this way, and we don’t have to think about stopping somewhere for food. After that, we stopped by the i-Site for a moment, taking pictures of [...]

April 13, 2009
Mid-sem Road Trip Day I: Paihia, Bay of Islands

The Beginning: We were supposed to start our journey at 9.30am, but due to me cooking and us trying to fit everything into the small Toyota Starlet we rented. From luggage for three people to picnic mat and picnic basket and cool bag and whatnot, just imagine it. It’s safe to say that Mira’s next [...]

April 6, 2009
Easter + Mid-Sem Holiday Plan

It’s currently mid-semester + Easter holiday for two weeks. To make up for the lack of ‘holidaying out of Auckland’ last year, I’ll be going around the North Island with Mira and Atie. Basically, here’s the deal:
Day One
Going north to Paihia. Will be staying for a night there. Beautiful beaches~
Day Two
Going to the furthest north [...]