Bahhhhhhh!
5 day’s of rain in a row.
3 day’s of not leaving the house.
There’s only so much scrabble, baking, painting and children’s T.V. a person can stomach.

I’m done with the washing, the hoovering, the ironing and the scrubbing of fly poo from the window sills.
I’m packing our suitcases and we’re leaving on a jet plane tomorrow for…
Auckland!
Not exactly a long way to go, but a change of scene and a lot cheaper than flying to Oz. We figured there’s plenty of wet weather activities (but after this week’s deluge we’re hoping the odds are for clearer skies next week) and we’ve never been to Auckland Zoo, Kelly Tarlton’s, Sky Tower, Snow Planet… the list goes on.
We have 8 night’s away staying in Brown’s Bay and are really looking forward to exploring.
I just wish I could bin the colds before we depart (pity whoever sits near us on the plane!).

![Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum [Day 7]](https://www.catchingthemagic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Auckland-Holiday-2010-150x150.jpg)
![We’re going to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo… [Day 3]](https://www.catchingthemagic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/zoo1-150x150.jpg)

![Penguins, Sting Ray and Sharks! [Day 2]](https://www.catchingthemagic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_0475-150x150.jpg)

have fun and safe travels
make sure you check out the seals at the zoo I could watch them all day
Have an awesome time!
Have a great time! Bring back some good weather for us!
Have a great time, lots of fun things to do in Auckland!
Have a great time and be thinking of you..the zoo sounds good and sure lots of things to do.Hope the colds go away soon.Take lots of piccies !!
Wow sounds great, have a fab time! Look forward to seeing the pictures xxx
I can totally understand your cabin fever! We’re hating the rain because now is the time when our olives need sun and heat to fully ripen. The harvest will be late this year — because of our mild summer, and now because of all this rain!!
Have a wonderful time in Dorkland. All those activities sound fun. Am sure you’ll make the most of everything there is to do indoors.
Been stuck indoors for days on end is no fun, so cool that you can pop up to Auckland and spend some time hanging out there, Kelly’s is great – especially the penguin section! Have lots of fun!!
The rain’s just arrived here too. Hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Heh – if you come over to Aus – Brisbane right now is raining, so you could see more raindrops. Better to stay within your own zone of rainy days! π
have a wonderful time