January 5, 2024
The internet on ship has been down or really slow since I got on board and it’s not getting any better. It took 1 hour and 26 minutes to upload one picture so I will suspend posting until I get on land in a few day. This makes me really sad because I have been having some great adventures that I rally want to share.
The following is from the last day before I boarded the Star Breeze with limited picture….
We had about a half of day to explore before we need to board our ship the Star Breeze to sail the coast of New Zealand so we took the ferry across the harbor to Waiheke Island. Just a quick 15 minute ferry ride to the Island but it provided great views of the central business district of Auckland.
I was hoping to ride a scooter but we couldn’t find the rental place so settled for a seated scooter….not the experience I was looking for.
The day started out sunny as we walked the beach but quickly turned cloudy and by noon it was raining so we headed back to Auckland.
On the dock they still have some of the Christmas decorations up and I wondered how big a tree would be needed for the giant ornament…hmmmm????
We got back to the hotel gathered our gear and headed to our ship. The ship is beautiful, my room is huge ( twice the size of the one I had for 4 months on the OM2) and the pool is spectacular. Tomorrow is a sea day so it will be classes, fitness but no adventuring…booo!!
