This morning we arrived in Auckland New Zealand. It is no longer the capitol of the country, but it is certainly the largest city. We learned that and a lot of other stuff during our tour, but I am getting ahead of myself. We started with a 7:00 wake-up call. After getting dressed, we went to the Buffet for breakfast and then reported to the Princess Theater for our tour to begin at 8:25. There were 45 of us on a 2-hour city tour, followed by a cruise of the harbor in a scow, and then an escorted tour of the Maritime Museum. Before disembarking from the ship yesterday, we had to be sniff-tested by a cute little dog, which was searching for contraband (primarily food products). New Zealand is very careful about prohibiting any fruits,
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