Facebook does bring people together. So there I was again at Takapuna Central Platform 2, stepping off the bus and walking towards the direction of Fresh market, which is just across Burger King. Then I saw a familiar face, whom I was studying just the other night on FB. It's Tita Cynthia with her son Jod. They drove me around Takapuna and Milford first just to show me around and then rode all the way up to Albany to check on the new house and the new housing development site that was being offered them. I met Floyd who worked at Chelsea, the largest sugar factory in NZ.
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| View from Mt. Victoria |
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| View of Rangitoto Island |
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| Lake Road on the right; Takapuna towers on the left |
I met a couple of people afterwards, from the Apoderado side of the family. We even took a photo of Tita Vinda since the Villamayor siblings(Dad's generation) have been very close to her and probably hasn't seen her for a while. She still doesn't have a facebook page and has almost given up on ever using it.
My day started out great, with a nice long walk to the bus stop at Te Atatu Road. The trip to the city was uneventful. It's really the road trip around Northshore with my aunt and cousin that made my day. A couple of hours rest in their house at Milford then another road trip at night with Tito Boy. He drove us around the city up to Mission Bay. It was Friday night and there were a lot of young people out on the streets and in bars and clubs. The city was picturesque with it's pretty skyline. I wasn't able to take a photo though since we were inside the car the whole time.
It's great to be around family. It brings back all the memories of our family reunions in Dolores.
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