Day 2 - Auckland

Ok.
36 hours traveling through London and Hongkong took its toll - the first day was spent buying the last necessary things and then hanging out in The Bamber House (our hostel). We saw a bit of Auckland and concluded its a nice city. Today that conclusion was elaborated into: There is no good reason whatsoever to NOT move to NZ, except it's so far away that no one will ever be able to come over! It was Roi's birthday and we spent it going to Waiheke Island to have a wine tasting and enjoy the sun on a paradise-like beach. Dinner was enjoyed back in Auckland in a fancy restaurant, and Roi is very pleased in general with his mid-winter birthday celebrations and with his lollipop that formed his birthday present.
It's about 20 degrees and pretty humid, and the tan is starting to show already (despite our carefulness with sunlotion and staying in the shade). So far we have no well formed plans, but we're aiming tomorrow up north.
Unfortunately we're a tad too tired to fix you any pictures at this moment, but it'll come. Promise.

One (1) week left.

Tickets - check!
Passports - check!
Camera - check!
Divers license - check!

Ok, we're set to go. There's one more week of preparations for this adventure, one more week to buy flashlights and band aids, and then we're heading for the other side of the planet.
This will be our way of communicating what we see, think and feel and your way to receive it. We'll provide pictures and little "articles" about our where-abouts, and you read and comment if you wish.
Given the international span of families and friends it will all be written in english (probably with exceptions for internal jokes :)). I'm sure everyone will be ok with that.

So. Leave us a comment (read: wish us luck) and hang in there for the first post from "down under"!