One thing is for sure we certainly can do a lot in a day, after a cooked breakfast we made our way to the coast, where Neil's friends have a beautiful apartment overlooking Papamoa beach. Kiwi's love the rugby and even their pet German Shepherd was pretty good at it.
After a brief lunch we dashed back to Auckland to return our hire car before 5PM and then headed over to my Great Aunt Pats for some more home cooking which after being on the road for so long is greatly appreciated. Pat had taken the opportunity to find all the photos my Mum had been sending her over the years. These provided great amusement for Shelley. After dinner, New Zealand lamb of course, we managed to get in a visit to One Tree Hill.
The views over Auckland were pretty good and the park itself around the hill brought back memories of summer walks in Richmond Park back in the UK. The photo above is me and my Great Aunt Pat at the top of One Tree Hill. The photo below is from wikipedia and shows a view of the hill.
After One Tree Hill we also managed to visit one of my second cousin Andrew and his family. Being a bit of a wine connoisseur he kindly gave us a very nice bottle from his collection to enjoy whilst in the Whitsunday's
Highlights: The beach and meeting up with my Great Aunt Pat again
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