more.........Now with VIDEO!

Hi! Here's a video someone shot of the weather we've been enjoying here in Wellington.

We have been out and about the last couple of weekends... and decided to take the train to Auckland.

Looks like a hobbit could live here, no?

"Scenic Montage" ... without music... Its a little bit long, so we suggest you sing "Eye of the Tiger" in your head while watching to make it more fun!

The train stopped at National Park and we met this cute dog, so we fed him a cheese muffin.

Sticking our heads out the train viewing platform...

Auckland Train Station.

No... this is not us in the video. We didn't have the guts to do this. But we watched some other crazy people be flung into the air next to Auckland's Sky Tower. Their Sky Tower looks a lot like the Seattle Space Needle but not as big and tall. It has a rotating restraunt in it too just like Seattle.

WAIHONE GORGE:

We went on this awesome tramp in the Waihone Gorge.

The first thing you have to do is walk over this huge suspension bridge.

It's probably about 100 ft. over the river and atleast a couple hundred feet long.

Really pretty scary if you are at all afraid of heights.

Anyway we made it over! Check the video!

This one is worth looking at High-res so you can get a better view of the trail.

The whole time you are basicly either walking in holes between the roots and rocks or on the slippery roots and rocks. Pretty fun though...and it makes you feel like you are in a jungle!

The Rivers are flowing really well and everything is super green!

UNTIL NEXT TIME!!

New Happenings

Hi

We went to a Hurricanes Rugby Match! Pretty fun even though we had no clue as to what was happenig on the field. Then all of a sudden there was a flash of movement and pale skin to our left! Cat was quick with the camera and captured the streaker being tackled by security!

Well it was about time that we geeked out and went to visit the WETA cave......

It's like a little museum with some of the props from the films and stuff like that.
You can also purchase things there. like a $75NZD Weta Scarf or your own 9ct gold One Ring complete with elvish engraving for a measley $975 NZD. On a side note Weta has a sweet theatre right behind here though with shooting stars on the ceiling a la pixar.

We stopped in to say hello to Gollum!
He grabbed my butt and called me "My Precious" it was kinda weird......

I could take'em!

Cat's favourite pass-time!

What's that you ask?

Honking at other cars as they pass through the Mount Victoria tunnel!

everyone does it.........

The Mailman drives a mo-ped like motorbike to deliver the mail!

He's pretty nice guy.

Cat and I in our house mates Canoe in the Karaka Bay.

Cat was deathly afraid and made me turn back 200 feet out :(
My damn legs were too big to fit in the boat and so I just hung them on top of the canoe...

I think it made it a little top heavy!

I know our life vests are pretty nice!