April 11, 2011
Early morning ugh! They are getting really old. Had a 5:30 wakeup to we could fly once again. Queenstown to Auckland. The upside of the early wake-up was a truily magnificient sunrise. As we were having breakfast you could see the eastern sky (we only knew it was east because the sun was coming up…that doesn’t change with the hemispheres) change from the rich purples of night to the vivid oranges and reds. As it peaked over the mountains we were delighted. Even went back to our room to get a camera.
Uneventful SHORT flight to Auckland. Full plane, small seats…loaded onto another bus and went to Mt Eden. But we had a window seat so the views when we weren’t in a deep cloud bank was neat.
Took a short detour to the top of Mt Eden, a volcanic rim that sits high above the entire city. Very cool and could have spent more time there but one high altitude of Auckland will look just like another when the pictures are printed. This whole area was built by now dormant volcanoes, so many mounds are seen dotting the landscape. Back on the buis to our hotel.
Walking into our hotel was a WOW moment. Very spacious and luxurious accommodations. Not that any have been bad. But Andrea did note that this was out one 5 star hotel treat. We even have a make up room.
Took a short walk to navigate the neighborhood and see what is close to the hotel. Supposedly free WIFI at the local food court so we sacrificed ourselves to drink a beer while we blog. OOPS! WIFI is down. Gotta drink that beer anyway.
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