Mount Eden

Our last stop of the day, before driving on to the campsite at the Coromandels, was Mount Eden in Auckland, as we were looking for a spot to enjoy a little bit of dinner. We climbed up the mountain - or rather hill, it‘s really not that high - just in time for the sunset. Beautiful view. Even though it is Auckland. ^^
While I was sitting on the bench, unpacking my peanut butter, apricot jam, a muffin split and cutlery, a French guy sat down next to me and commented my spread with a delightfully thick accent: “Oh, how nice! I, however, prefer this,“ and he pulled out a bottle of white wine he was about to enjoy with his girlfriend. :-D
He didn‘t seem open to exchanging our respective culinary choices, upon inquiry. At least he was laughing. In French.
We had to leave anyway and do the last few hours of driving to our new campsite.Baca selengkapnya