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Halesy's Global Adventure - the Surf Trip of a Lifetime - masses of photos from Halesy's travels and reports of good places to stay, surfing beaches and much, much more .....

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Halesy's Global Adventure
- the Surf Trip of a Lifetime




..... Halesy left behind him England, Saunton Sands, Cfer, Wedge and a great many friends, when he flew out to Miami at the start of his Global Adventure at the beginning of 2002     (see index)

He's just arrived home! - the last few trip reports will be on line soon and meanwhile we've added masses of new photos to previous reports - see bottom of page for links to Picture Libraries.


The story continues...............
AUCKLAND


NEWS # 052


Hi everyone!

Rather despondent, as my car may cost me a fortune to fix, I return to the hostel. I head to a garage around the corner from the hostel and they tell me I could be in for a 500 dollar bill to pass the warrant of fitness. I agree to bring the car in the next day and they will have a look at it for me. I go home and chill.

The next day I go to the garage early and they assess the damage. The car needs the suspension and steering sorted, or so the report from the assessors says. The chap from the garage agrees to get the suspension bits in and I head off in search of the steering bushes, eventually locating them at Honda NZ. The mechanic kindly agrees to come in on Saturday to get it all fitted for me so I can sell it at the Sunday market. They assess that there may be about five hours' labour plus parts.

I then head off to the auction house and eventually am confirmed as the owner of the vehicle, after which I progress to the Post Office for proof of ownership. I then head back to the hostel for an early night.

Saturday and I drop the vehicle off at the garage. I decide to stay and find out how much it will all cost. It takes little time to fit the steering bushes and then they start on the suspension, only they can find nothing wrong with it. After adjusting the headlights (also required), they feel that the car is now in perfect, roadworthy condition and issue a warrant for me. Total cost 70 dollars. To say I am chuffed, would be an understatement. I work out that the car plus all the work I've had done it, has cost me about 1500 dollars. I decide to sell it for 1350. I head back to the hostel and celebrate my good fortune.

The next day, Sunday, I'm up early and have to leave around 8.45 to get to the market early. Mike, one of the guys at the hostel, is selling his van and we head off together. I find a spot amongst the other cars on sale and start ny sales pitch. Very soon I've had my first offer, from a young lad very impressed by the car. Seems too good to be true he says and then offers me 1000 dollars. When questioned as to his low offer, he says, that's all the cash he has. Fair enough but I don't sell.

Another guy offers 1200 and I finally sell to a Brazilian guy for 1250 and we are both well pleased. We go for a test drive and he hands over the cash. We then go and swap over the registration into his name. I then head off to find Mike who has unfortunately not been able to sell his van and blag a lift back to the hostel.

I work out that the car has cost me less than five pounds a day, over the last thirteen weeks, despite doing over 11000 kms. Not bad, eh? Am very satisfied that things worked out fine in the end.

Back at the hostel, I check my emails and am delighted to find that Shenene, a friend from the Cook Islands, is in town. We agree to meet up the next day for a few celebratory drinks.

Monday and Shenene calls early. We agree to meet at three and catch up on what's happened over the last few months. Shenene and I met in the Cooks and I came to NZ while she went to Fiji, for a few weeks which turned into a few months, culminating in an email asking me to go and get her if she didn't arrive soon! Seems that she met a nice chap and decided to spend a little more time topping up the tan rather than freezing here.

We spend a great afternoon and evening on the quay and have a few celebratory beers. I walk her home and then head home myself feelimg slightly the worse for wear. We repeat the adventure the next day. Wednesday, my last day in NZ and I send another couple of packages of stuff home as my rucksack is already filled to bursting point. I meet Shenene for lunch and we say our goodbyes again. I pack my gear and crash out early as I have to be up at 3.00 am the next day, to get my bus to the airport.

The alarm goes off all too soon and the bus deposits me at the airport at 5.00 am for my check-in. I get two seats as the plane is quiet, and some extra leg room. Just after seven, we're in the air and we fly over Karekare a fitting departure point from NZ. Just over three hours later, we fly into Sydney, which seems freezing at 8C, despite being 27C last week!

Seeya,

Halesy



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INDEX OF NEWS REPORTS
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