Auckland

Never did get around to seeing Eden Park, although Auckland were home to Otago in ITM Cup. Too much to see and too many bars to check out on city's waterfront. (If you are coming over for World Cup be ready to fork out big bucks for food and drink - cheap it ain't). Expensive it might be, but Auckland is a good looking place with two magnificent harbours filled with ships and boats of all descriptions and sizes. Not for nothing is it called the City of Sails. By the way NZ really is ready for the World Cup - honest. Look for picture on blog of one of the many adverts for rugby's biggest global event. Girl on left is hanging up Wales shirt. Let's hope our boys won't be hung out to dry.