Friday, May 17, 2013

Day 33 - Auckland, New Zealand

World Cruise 2013
February 7, 2013

This was our second full day at Auckland.  I took a tour called "Waitomo Caves & Countryside".  The tour left the city past the southern suburbs and over the Bombay Hills.  We arrived at Waitomo and had a guided walk through the world-famous Waitomo Glow Worm Cave.  After viewing limestone formations we stepped on a non-motorized longboat for a raid in complete silence on an underground river to the bioluminescent lights of millions of tiny glow-worms.  We could not take any photos in the cave so I do not have any pictures. 

After leaving the cave we traveled to Crosshills which is located at Kio Kio to the lovely home of Fraser and Debbie Robertson.  They have a English-designed garden and a delicious home-cooked lunch was served to us.  After lunch we traveled back to the ship just in time for the ship to leave the port at Auckland.

Below are some pictures from the ship and my tour.

New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour
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New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at a rest stop
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New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave of the exit from the cave.  We could not take photos inside the cave of the tiny glow worms
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave of the exit from the cave 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at the Waitomo Cave
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New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens  
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens 
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at Crosshills where we had lunch and viewed their gardens .  In the picture are Fraser and Debbie Robertson the owners.
New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour
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New Zealand near Auckland - Taken on my tour at a rest stop of a Marino Sweater that was priced at $400 American Dollars
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Auckland, New Zealand - Taken on my tour
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Auckland, New Zealand - Taken from the ship
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Auckland, New Zealand - Taken from the ship of a Sailing Ship in the harbor
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Auckland, New Zealand - Taken from the ship of  the Pilot leaving the ship
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