Thursday, April 07, 2005

HOLIDAYS IN GERO . . .

Well I have just returned from a hectic week and a half in Geraldton. It all started on Sat the 26th of March, with the Buccs party and lasted through til April the 2nd - The Wedding of Marc and Amanda O'Brien. The week was filled with plenty of drinking, golfing, crayfishing, jet skiing, swimming and more drinking and basically it was great just to get back and spend time with my family and friends.
The buccs party was great, best of all the groom came out unharmed.
The wedding even better, the Bride looked absolutely Gorgeous.
Best wishes go out to Marc and Amanda on their honeymoon and for their future life together.
Anyway I am back in Tauranga, working again. Will keep you all updated to where I am located next, probably back in Auckland next week for a week, before returning here again.
Later.

Marc and Amanda's Wedding on the 2nd of April 2005, Geraldton.
The boys waiting......Marc, Will, Me, Matt and Carl.

Tuesday, March 22, 2005


View of the northern end of Tauranga Harbour near Waihi Beach

View overlooking a small town with Waihi Beach in the background

The Mount from near Waihi Beach

Mt Maunganui from Graeme and Pamela's house in Welcome Bay, where I am staying

A view from Mt Maunganui

Tauranga City with the Ocean on the left and the Harbour on the right

The Mount Beach from halfway up Mt Maunganui

The view from the GHD office in Tauranga

Coromandel Townsite (on the bottom right) from another Lookout location

The Western Coast of the Peninsula

One side of the Cove

First week in Tauranga

I started work in the GHD Tauranga office on Monday the 14th of March and the week and a half I have had, has been full on the say the least. It started with my virgin run at hash house harriers, a drinking club that runs. The couple I am staying with (Dicky liquor and Fartoo - Hash Names) are awesome people and they dragged me along last Monday night and it was a great start to the week which included a run, followed my drinking, singing and eating. Great fun. Anyway Tuesday night we climbed Mt Maunganui, which overlooks Tauranga, a really great walk with spectacular views from anywhere on the trail. Well worth the pain in my calf muscles, which were soothed in the hot water pools located at the base of the Mount. The rest of the week has included a variety of different things to do and basically coming down to eating, drinking, kareoke, swimming, and more than I can remember. But it has been enjoyable. Please view the photos from in and around Tauranga.

Coromandel Townsite from the lookout of the ranges

Lookout near Catherdral Cove

Catherdral Cove

Me in the Catherdral Cove

Port Jackson with Great Barrier Island in the Background

Small bays like this, are a common site on the Coromandel Peninsula.