there should be some photos here…

Exercise and swim in the morning. Tried to get Internet to work again, but still no joy.

Off to Oz. Bumpy over the Tasman, but are now on the 34th floor of an apartment tower block. We can see for miles and miles and miles… Can’t connect to the internet. This could be a problem…
I decide to sleep on it.

Saw a kiwi, tiger cubs, monkeys, a tuatara and got some video of some mere cats!

Saw Beau at his new sheltered accommodation down in Cambridge. He thinks it better than the place he was living at in Hamilton. Nice lunch, with Helen and Jane weeding his front garden
Helen has her first Teppan-Yaki and is no longer a chopstick virgin.

Helen doesn’t know we’re here, so we arrange to be in a side room of the restaurant (Vinnies, St ???) with the cards (including one we brought over from Michy) and present. We hear voices as they settle down in the next room. We walk in and join them at the table. Helen looks up, [...]

Janey picked us up and proceeds to spend most of the trip saying to Megan “you’re staying at Sky City, right?”. I think this is a ruse to put me off the scent, but it turns out Jane doesn’t know the hotel is supposed to be a surprise. Is the surprise ruined? After dropping off [...]

Get into Auckland. Very tired - I didn’t get any sleep, but watched 5 movies (Black Sheep - Genetically Engineered sheep go on the rampage - funny (although Megan was groaning at some of the Kiwi-isms in it), Hancock - better than I thought it would be, Shaolin Girl - Girl teaches Shaolin kung fu [...]

We’re off to Hong Kong this evening - I’m not sure I’m looking forward to it all that much. Seen too many Jackie Chan movies I guess…