Day 11
Hello all from sunny Auckland New Zealand. We had a flight at 11am but it was delayed for over an hour and a half. But once we boarded, the flight was only one hour and 15 mintues, so that was cool. We got into Auckland and took a shuttle to the hotel. We are at the Westin at the marina and it is gorgeous. The weather is perfect right now and we hope it holds out for tomorrow. There is currently the international boat show going on and there are giant (and I mean GIANT) yachts floating out there. They are cool. I'll get some pictures tomorrow. :)
Auckland is just a big city, so for our one day here we are planning on taking a ferry to an island just off the city and see some wineries, a tour of the Island and a nice lunch. We'll have plenty of restaurant choices tonight and we are walking around looking at menus and trying to decide. I'm sure seafood will be in our bellies in the next few hours.
A lady I work with has a friend that lives in Auckland and we were trying to contact her to take her to dinner and chat. But so far our paths are not crossing. Hopefully we'll get to meet her tomorrow or Monday.
Gotta go because I'm at a coffee bar using free wi-fi and my computer juice is in the red. :)
Vacation end countdown has begun, but we are looking forward to Tahiti just to lay on the beach for 2 days and recoup from this fascinating vacation. I have a feeling New Zealand will be in our travel plans again.