Hi kiwis
29th Jan
We took local tram to the Victoria market via the Docklands , market much bigger than Nottingham , you could buy anything there. The meats were to die for and the prices were much chaeper than England. In the afternoon we went to the Eureka sky deck to the 88th floor which gave us wonderful views of Melbourne.
30th Jan
Had to get up at 4.30 am to leave the hotel at 5.30 for the airport to New Zealand , leaving our fantastic suite behind us.In the afternoon we a walk around Auckland.
31 Jan
The Quay West apartments had lovely view over the harbour where we could see the cruise ships coming in.We took a cruise around the harbour and in the evening we went to the harbour side fish restaurant.
1st Feb
We took the ferry to Devenport ,weather a little showery today so took an hours coach tour around which took us to the highest point ,giving us lovely views of beaches and Auckland city.Could not afford to live here since all properties are at least 1 million NZ$ upwards.
2nd Feb
Packed our bags again , now with all clean clothes, to move to the Langham hotel for the start of Scenic tour.After checking in we went to the Sky Tower which had a good view of the city and saw 2 guys jumping from the top sky diving.Met up with fellow travellers for dinner in the evening.
3rd Feb
We were taken in the morning for a little tour to Mission Bay before heading to the ferry port for our trip to Waiheke island.We had 1hour 30 min tour which was very interesting, especially with 35 vineyards on the island,had a sample.Tonight we are treating ourselves to a meal at a restaurant called No 5.