1 Auckland City
Jacky and I spent the week in Auckland. While she had a date with Southern Cross in Gillies Ave., I stayed with my mate Kev and his wife AM in Birkenhead. We had some great views of Auckland's CBD from our early morning walks (see #5 for another view).
2 Searching: Auckland City F.C. replica shirt
I had a fruitless search for a shirt while there - all sold out until April! Auckland City F.C. need to capitalise on their current success and the lack of shirts is a lost opportunity.
3 Visiting: Real Groovy Records
I picked out a load of records from their sale bins. Some great bargains to be found there, but just great fun spending a couple of hours browsing. The shop was bustling and full of energy.
4 Visiting: Marbecks Records in The Queen's Arcade
This is also a must place for me to visit but clearly the glory days for the arcade are gone - loads of empty shops, the surrounding area is dowdy and Marbecks feels like it may be more of a e-commerce business these days. I bought one album for old times' sake. I loved my time working there in the late seventies/ early eighties and I'll always remember all of the Marbeck family fondly.
5 Walking: Birkenhead
I loved the early morning walks with Kevy around his Birkenhead patch, which takes in the areas around the Harbour Bridge. Excellent views across to the CBD as I indicated in #1.
Overtime:
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
