36 50.49 S 174 45.61 E After Tahitian surf, breaching Humpback whales, Rarotongan jungles, Niue caverns and climbing, Tongan feasts, gliding fruit bats, glimmering reefs, glowing volcanoes , sunsets, sunrises, moonsets, rain, wind and moonlit rough sails to the sounds of Pink Floyd.. we are in New Zealand. We are in Auckland. We are a bit in shock. As we came through a raised pedestrian bridge under the shadow of the rotating restaurant on the top of a 'needl'e where people bungee jump from... sky scrapers and sculptures, people walking with their latte's staring at the salty big eyed crew slowly gliding into the center of the city. I said "We ain't in Tonga no more, boys." And they all stood there on the port deck, holding dock lines, staring in shock and nodding at me.
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