Day 15 Auckland, New Zealand.
Peter feeling a little better, I'm
feeling sick. The ship sailed into Waitemata Harbour and docked
beside the Hilton Hotel at Princes Wharf. The wharf was built in 1929
and was redeveloped in the 1990's to what it is now.
We had a walk up the main street and
around the block, found a chemist, and wandered back along the
waterfront. We decided to do the hop on hop off bus, which was good.
It cost $45NZ each for a day pass on two different bus loops. It took
us out along the water to the aquarium and up to a lookout and back
along the water and up to the Cultural Centre and Museum.
This is
where we changed buses to the other loop. We drove through beautiful
gardens and duck ponds, up to Mt Eden, the highest volcano in
Auckland, past the zoo and motoring museum, back to the Cultural
Centre to change back to complete the first loop.
On the way back to
the wharf, we drove through Parnell Village, New Zealand’s oldest
suburb, with pavement cafes and boutique shops and galleries. Back at
the wharf, we went for a walk to look at the boats and ended up in
Viaduct Harbour, next to Princes Wharf, where the America Cup races
were held. New Zealand is the second country to win the America's
Cup, outside of America. Australia was the first.
This shows how close we were to the Hilton.
..and the view from our cabin.
The show in the evening was Greg Andrew
– Elton John Tribute. He was very good. We ran into him at
breakfast on the last day of the cruise and he is a really lovely
man, so friendly and easy to talk to.
Welcome to New Zealand!!!! The Hop on Hop Off buses are a great way to explore a new city, and we often do then when we are travelling. Do hope you are feeling better soon, it is no fun feeling sick while you are on holiday.
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