Auckland

Steve, me and Brett the owner of the Eagle Bar on Karangahape Rd.
Auckland is a nice city located on an isthmus on the north island of New Zealand. It's the nations largest city and the one we flew in and out of. Our adventure started there for three days at a Bed and Breakfast in the Ponsonby neighborhood. We arrive before the room is ready so the woman that runs the place greets us with a hug, and asks us to come back in a bit. So off we go to explore the neighborhood and get a cup of coffee. The area is beautiful with lots of cool shops and we find the restaurant that Steve wants to eat dinner at. Also, we find the Gay Center on Karangahape Rd. (otherwise know as K Rd) and all the Bars and meet the owner of one that is so friendly he keeps buying us drinks. The weather is warm and humid, which we are not used to and we are sweating like crazy walking up and down the hills of Auckland.
These sculptures were in the park on Ponsonby Rd



The next day we head downtown to explore the waterfront. The tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere is The Sky Tower. A similar building to Seattle's Space Needle. Up we go to the observation deck at the top for a look around. Reading the little signs that point out the various surrounding stuff I glance up and see outside of the window a man dangling right in front of me. He hangs there for a second and then drops. Straight down but he is tethered by a steel cable. I was blown away! This is one of the thrills you can do on this tower, but we decide that it is just over the top for us.