After last night's New Year's Eve fireworks we had brunch sat outside in the sun this morning. We spent several hours at Auckland museum particularly looking at the wonderful Maori collection. We also looked at the natural history section which was perhaps not the right moment for Curly to discover that our pop up mosquito net (otherwise known as an insurance policy against foreign beasties) had not made it to NZ due to lack of space in the suitcase.....a mental note has been made not to pick up ANY stones to see what is living underneath!
We used the local excellent bus service to get to the museum (which stands in a prominent position overlooking the city). We then walked back at which point Shiny discovered that the detachable lens hood on the new camera is really awkward to detach - except when it is being used from a bridge over a 50 foot drop! This led to a 'scenic' tour of an abandoned cemetery (the place where the local drunks hang out under the arches) where we managed to find the dropped item in amongst the trees.
We then hopped on a ferry across the bay to Devonport where we found a nice place to eat and stunning views of the Auckland skyline at night.
Still find it odd to see Christmas decorations and be wearing summer clothes.
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