February 2, 2023
Good Morning, today’s stop is Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand. We were docked right downtown. Beside our ship, foot ferries were taking of continuously to take people to outlying areas and islands. We set off on foot this morning exploring the City. This is a City with a very impressive waterfront which consists of numerous cafes and restaurants. Our first stop on our way was at the large tower which is well known as a Bungie Jump site. When we arrived at the tower it was still closed for an other hour. We were not prepared to wait for an hour and decided to continue on. At a small barber shop I managed to get a quick haircut. We carried on to a shopping street. After strolling the street for a couple of hours we found a nice little cafe were we had our first flat white as the kiwi’s call this coffee. After coffee time we picked up a few groceries items for our crew and walked back towards the waterfront. On our morning walk we could still see the aftermath of this weekend’s devestating flood what left dozens homeless . Several stores were still closed because of this flood. 9 inches of rain had fallen in a short period of time. After lunch Carol set out to look for a few souvenirs, and myself I tried to find a physiotherapist to have a look at my hip. Good news from her, her diagnosis was not the hip joint but a IT band injury. Later that day I received an exercise program to follow in my email. I considered it a good day, as we both managed over 15,000 steps today. Auckland is definitely a City we would’ve like to spend more time in. To end the night we went on to listen to the rock and roll band play on the ship.
” We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” By – Hilarie Belloc
Cheers
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