Auckland

Wednesday February 12th, 2014

We rode the local bus today for well over an hour. We saw such a lot of the suburbs. When we had done the huge loop we returned to the ship for lunch.
In the afternoon we took a ferry ride.

Tauranga

Tuesday February 11th, 2014

Our only plan for today was to walk around Mount Maunganui. We did just that...it is used by the locals as a walking/running path.
We then caught the shuttle to Tauranga and looked in the shops.

Napier

Monday February 10th 2014

Today we took the shuttle to the township and just wandered. Lovely little Art Deco town.

Wellington

Sunday, 9th February, 2014

Cold and windy in Wellington....we walked to the CBD..took 20 chilly minutes. Nothing planned for this port, but we did do the Cable car again. It is only a 5 min ride each way but the track is very steep. The botanical gardens are at the top...but the weather just too chilly. The view over the city lovely, but would have been better without the cloud cover.

Akaroa

Saturday, 8th February, 2014

Today we swam with Hector's dolphins. These little dolphins are on the endangered species list. We bobbed about in the ocean wearing wetsuits and we're lucky enough to have a pod of about 6 swim around us. As they are wild creatures the interaction is entirely up to them.....

Dunedin, New Zealand

Friday, 7th February, 2014

Dunedin.....what a lovely place....we did a private bus tour with Good Company Tours.  Well worth the $35 pp.
The ship docked in amongst the timber.

Fjordland, New Zealand

Thursday, 6th February, 2013

An absolutely perfect day for sailing through the Fjordlands of New Zealand. Milford this morning and Thompson, Doubtful and
Dusky this afternoon. The picture is of Thompson Sound.