Blogs from Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 11

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Geo: -36.8474, 174.766FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18Today is our last day at Sea. We should be arriving in Auckland at 6am, however, the Captain advised us that we would be arriving at 9:30am. That the Auckland New Zealand pilot would jump on board at 8:00am and guide the ship on into the dock.Glenn was up "texting with G'daddy earlier in the day, and didn't wake up til after 7:00am this morning. I was up at 6:00am doing my normal stuff.We went down to O'Shannon Bar and Grill for Breakfast. We sat at our normal location - I did some cross stitching and Glenn went up to the Library to get his normal Daily routine Soduko puzzle, crossword puzzle and Trivia Puzzle.At 10am, I joined the 4 Cross Stitchers in the Designated location in the La Cucina Restaurant. We ... read more

Geo: -36.8474, 174.766FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18Today is our last day at Sea. We should be arriving in Auckland at 6am, however, the Captain advised us that we would be arriving at 9:30am. That the Auckland New Zealand pilot would jump on board at 8:00am and guide the ship on into the dock.Glenn was up "texting with G'daddy earlier in the day, and didn't wake up til after 7:00am this morning. I was up at 6:00am doing my normal stuff.We went down to O'Shannon Bar and Grill for Breakfast. We sat at our normal location - I did some cross stitching and Glenn went up to the Library to get his normal Daily routine Soduko puzzle, crossword puzzle and Trivia Puzzle.At 10am, I joined the 4 Cross Stitchers in the Designated location in the La Cucina Restaurant. We ... read more

We arrived in Auckland, New Zealand and began our last two weeks of our tour to be spent in this country. This morning we took a walking tour of Auckland which included the Remembrance Museum and the related grounds which was being prepared for a Chinese New Year celebration. We were presented with a discussion from a Green Peace representative concerning the change in policy by the New Zealand government concerning the US and the related nuclear policies. I personally was unhappy with this as it was more a justification of Green Peace rather than a cultural or educational program. The second half of the day we had a presentation by a native Moire, the native Polynesians who originally inhabited New Zealand. After returning to my room, I walked to the city center, met another couple ... read more

Geo: -36.7992, 175.12After a 40 minute ferry from Auckland to Waiheke Island, we met our tour guide for an incredible wine tour around the island. Waiheke Island has 30 wineries and we sampled 3 of the most beautiful; Mudbrick, Cable Bay, and Te Whau. Following the wine tour, we hiked up the hill from the ferry to our accommodations. Our studio apartment had a ridiculous view of the harbour below. That evening, we walked about 25 minutes into town and checked out some great bars and restaurants.... read more

07 février 2017 : Andrew nous dépose à l'aéroport de Sydney pour nous rendre en Nouvelle-Zélande. Nous décollons à bord d'un A380 d'Emirates à 13H05 au lieu des 10H40 prévues à cause de la météo (pluie et brouillard). Nous arrivons enfin à Auckland. Le temps de passer la douane et de récupérer nos bagages il est déjà 17H35. Nous allons prendre la voiture de location que nous avions réservée. Le GPS dont nous avons besoin est en supplément (200 § NZ). Le compteur indique 58 200 kms. Du coup avec tous les retards accumulés, nous arrivons à l'hôtel sans air-conditionné à 20H00, l'agence de location de la voiture, tout près de l'aéroport, est à 16 kms de l'hôtel, en centre-ville d"Auckland. Nous trouvons heureusement un très bon restaurant. Levés depuis 5 heures ce matin, nous commençons ... read more