As some of you know, en-route to Tahiti to meet Monika I flew through New Zealand and stayed for a few days with the task of trying to find us a car at the car market with which we could travel through New Zealand with. What Monika did not know was, that even before I had landed in New Zealand, I had already found and purchased a small camper van which I then picked up during my few days in New Zealand. I then arranged to park this in the long term parking at Auckland airport before flying off to meet Monika in Tahiti...
For the next four weeks I had to tell Monika I had failed in my quest to buy a car at the car markets in Auckland and how useless I was! ;-) ... I also told her that the car rentals were way to expensive, as this was peak season in New Zealand, and I was not sure what we was going to do. I did, however, tell her that I had found a small 'rent-a-dent' rental company who had an office close to the airport on the far side of the long term car parking area and they had told me they might be able to help. You see where this is going now ?? :o)
Upon our arrival at Auckland airport and declaring all of the shells and coral we had "stolen" from the beaches of French Polynesia we loaded up the luggage trollies and headed for the car-park and this rental company. Half way across the car-park, with Monika scanning the horizon for this rental company with no success, I stopped and suggested that we took this van we were standing next to instead and handed her the key.
May I introduce you to Vivian, our 'home' for the next 3 months. The look on Monika's face as she jumped up and down screaming like a lottery winner was definitely one to remember. I think I earned a few "brownie points" with this one! :-)
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