Derek was a wonderful surprise.
We drove into Auckland about 6 pm without any accommodations lined up and it was World Cup
Cricket weekend. It was getting late as we came across Derek's listing outside of Auckland. Not knowing what to expect, we headed over to his place. We were met by a smiling, welcoming gentleman who led us into his beautiful house and served us refreshment on his gorgeous deck. We enjoyed his company so much that we went out to dinner with him.
We loved his extremely well-mannered Border Collie, Bob.
There were 3 of us and the room and bathroom were both very large and very clean yet he offered us a second room so that we each had our own bed. Breakfast was delicious too. We felt as if we had made a friend.