Day 1 Whirlwind New Zealand tour..

Day 1 Whirlwind New Zealand tour..

It was a cool night and i didn’t seem to sleep that well though I did get some sleep and that was better than nothing. When I did get up around 830am NZ time I looked out the window and it was actually raining. Luckily I hadn’t much to pack and posted my first blog on my trip. My plan for the little time in Auckland was to hunt down this super yacht that had cruised in the day before. It is Russian owned and looks like a submarine. I did know to walk down to the maritime museum and that was it. I needed food before I went any further and then went for my search. A little surprise before I ate something walked up Queen street. A marching band for the graduated of Auckland University was not what I expected and exciting. It was along line and the cops were giving an escort to them too. I do wonder if other unis in Australia have a parade like this?

I had never seen a super yacht before so was looking at all the boats and seen something that looked like a cruise ship. The cruise ship was actually the super yacht and bigger than I expected. I was happy to finally find it even though I was in the rain. Luckily I had a brolly and was wearing my leather jacket. I got a little damp. I was going to enter some properties along the water to see if I could get the bow of the boat, but I think I would get into a little trouble if I did try to do that. My aimless wandering does take me places and I spoke to the guy who was security around the boat and he wouldn’t allow me to walk around the wharf the boat was docked at. He allowed me to use another one though. I had the thought I am no train spotter, but a boat / ship spotter.

I was hoping my grandparents were going to meet me at the bus stop as I wasn’t sure of the details I had given them. I seen my grandpa waiting inside the bus shop and knew then he had the right details. It was good getting in late afternoon although it was wet and windy. Apparently the weather has gotten worse as we have been hit with a storm of sorts. I think the entire North Island has been covered. No worries for me as I am warm and dry. Tomorrow I will be going to the library for some research and to learn about the kobo ebook reader.