We spent our last week in New Zealand in Margaret and Dean's home! It might sound quite cliché, but to us it didn't feel like the typical getaway; it was like coming home. Dean Margaret made our stay very special. It was very cute and lovely home with a spectacular view of the sea and a beautiful sunset in the evening. The neighbourhood was calm, and the grocery store and the bus stop was about five minutes away walking distance. It was about 20 minutes away with bus from Auckland city and to us it was a nice change to live more local and in a quiet neighbourhood and still have Auckland city so close by. We really, really enjoyed our stay here!!
Neither are Margaret and Dean the typical hosts. :-) They had left guiding books and maps in the home for us to use, they helped us on where to go on the best hikes and recommended a lot of restaurants and cafes to go to in Birkenhead - otherwise if there was any problems they were very helpful whenever we needed help.
Thank you so much for our stay!! Best of luck to you two. Thanks for the help with Emmis leg!
P.S, we miss Coco!
Best,
Emmi and Romée