Early morning arrival, as we were too big, we went into the commercial port with a shuttle to the normal cruise terminal. In the morning, we had a coach trip around the town, and visited the ANZAC museum and saw a Maori cultural explanation. In the afternoon, we took the shuttle to have a look around town and to have lunch.
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| Lunch |
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| Museum |
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| Where Bill Clinton had a coffee |
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| Black Swans |
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| QM2 |
Off in the morning with a tender ride to Waitangi, then a boat trip to Russell and around the islands. Bought some wine and T-shirts (and fridge magnet!). Had an excellent meal on the boat.
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| Russell main street |
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| Coffee shop!!! |
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| Wine |
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| Quay |
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| Dawn on arrival |
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| QM2 from tender upper deck |
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| Lunch (Lamb) |
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| Our boat for tour |
We'd been before, so we got a tender to the main port, had a coffee, saw the Ukuleles and other music being played, and bought a T-shirt! Quite hot and sunny, and got back to the ship just in time for a light lunch and do the laundry!
After some discussion, we remembered we'd been here before. Firstly, a coffee and the market, then a wander around town, followed by some local beer and frites, before getting some bottled water and coffee for the machine in the cabin.
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| Dragon in town for Chinese New Year |
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Chinese New Year on board (and the crew pancake race!!)
Between Hawaii and Tahiti, the captain said we should have noticed the bump ...
