A Sunday on Motutapu Island with Pri and Francesco

That picture that I posted on my first post was from a recent tramping trip that me and some good friends of mine took last Sunday to the island of Motutapu. An island in Hauraki gulf that is connected to the giant dormant volcano, Rangitoto. Here is a panorama shot that Francesco took of the view from Motutapu of Rangitoto. Pretty cool, huh? That white spot on the left hand side, is actually ME! :)

It was a long day, and we walked for around seven hours. We were exhausted, toasty, tired, beat, done, cooked, well ripe and soon to be waiting for the ferry. I got a few blisters and was sore all over my body, but it was worth it. We saw some amazing views and got to see some amazing wildlife. We even managed to scale a few fences, which was exciting.

I've actually seen quite a few of the islands in Hauraki gulf now. I'll try and talk more about that. I might be going to Kawau island this weekend. Let's see if I can get some free time. I've been very busy of recent. The semester started today and it is FULL ON! Good fun though. Amazing topics. I quite enjoyed 'measure theory,' a post-graduate class that I am sitting in on. I am also sitting in on graduate, 'complex analysis' this semester. Very interesting topics.

Talk more soon. Hope everybody enjoys this blog!

My first blog post

Hi all! By popular demand I have started a blog using Blogger.

I have decided to title it, "Howie Cohl in Auckland"

I might change the title later, assuming this is possible, but this seems like a good description because it is I who is doing this blog and I am in Auckland.

If you do a wikipedia search, you will see that there is only one Auckland. That is the Auckland which is in New Zealand. That country to the east of Australia, which is mainly composed of two large islands, one to the north (north island) and one to the south (south island).

I am living in the north island in the biggest city in New Zealand, Auckland.

I am currently enrolled in a PhD program in Mathematics. I have a long history. I will try to keep anybody who is interested in my doings up to date right here at this blog.

Maybe I'll be able to continue, if so, then you will find more posts here.

Hope all is well!!! take it easy, Howie