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New Zealand’s Auckland War Memorial Museum blew us away today. This is another magnificent museum with world-class collections. We’d allocated today as the day to return to the museum so we’d have …
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We finished our shore excursion about an hour ago. This was another opportunity to learn more about the Maori culture. We were taken into a small marae, which is the gathering place for the Maori. …
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Since the land tour a couple of weeks ago, we’ve been surrounded by people who are coughing and sneezing. On the land tour we both fought off the cold that was traveling around. Now, the ship is the …
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We had a great day in Wellington New Zealand beginning at Zealandia, which is a conservation project set up to help rehabilitate the native New Zealand ecosystem. The project began twenty-four years …
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This entry is actually for April 12 and 13. Our shore excursions were canceled on the morning of the 12th. Akaroa is a small port where we needed to tender into the port, but the winds were up to 30 …
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Here’s another look at downtown Devonport New Zealand. Taking the ferry over to Devonport was one of the first things we did after arriving in Auckland. We were not disappointed—fabulous architecture …
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Ariel visits Byodo-In Temple Wouldn’t you know it? Little Miss Ariel, who’s been all over the world, found a thoroughly enjoyable spot to sit back and relax. She liked this piece of statuary so much she declared it hers, but we told her it wouldn’t fit in the luggage. Major bummer, but she took it […]
