Andrew Dubber     

Auckland viaduct city view

The last couple of days in New Zealand have seen a decided ramping up of people and places to visit. As the final day approaches, there’s been an increase in activity, and so a decrease in the amount of downtime in which to blog about it.

I’ve met with a lot of people and seen a lot of cool things while I’ve been here, so this can serve as a bit of an overview – one last postcard (or rather – a packet of postcards) to send before I leave.

For my friends in the UK, the scenery and backgrounds might be of exotic interest. For my New Zealand friends, there’ll be some familiar faces and places. For you and me, this is a quick catch up on some people and sites of interest I’ve squeezed into the last day or so, before I spend 26 hours in a metal tube, hurtling across the sky.

Here’s the last bunch of postcards. Wrap them up in a rubber band and stick them in the shoebox:

Gateway to the Peter Blake Sailing School

Kitesurfing at Long Beach

Jake and Jo out for a stroll

Hanging at Matt’s place in Northcote

Trevor and Peter

Coffee with Stinky Jim and SJD

Jake and the cafe cat at One 2 One (formerly Atomic)

Coffee with Paul

Lee at Mum & Dad’s place

A place you can drink beer

Auckland’s Skytower

George FM Christmas Party at Bungalow 8 at the Viaduct

Street scene, South Auckland

Hard to Find Bookshop, Onehunga

Onehunga Mall

Maori Television, Newmarket

Church

Pohutukawa sculpture at Nelson St Interchange

Auckland Museum

Sunken Building, Ponsonby

Still have a few people to meet up with, but I have to go pack first, and then buy the last few souvenirs, and I think between that and racing out to the airport, that’ll have to do until you pop over for a slide show and a wee dram of duty free whisky.

Tagged: New Zealand, Personal, Travel