Day 28 - Feb 18

We docked at Auckland at 8:00 am today (Feb 18). After breakfast, we joined a free walking tour at 10:00 AM. Typically, the walking tour is free but they accepted tips or donations. Liz was our tour guide. She communicated well with a large group in a very noisy environment. She took us around the downtown area and talked about the culture and history of New Zealand. The walking tour lasted about three hours. We had done free walking tours in Chile before and found them informative and inexpensive. We really liked them. After the walking tour, we went back to the ship to have lunch. 

After lunch, we hopped took an Uber to visit Auckland War Memorial Museum. Then we went to Mt Eden, the highest hill in the downtown area to have a panoramic view of Auckland. Again, we took an Uber to see the Yacht Club. There are hundreds of Yachts there. Many of them are on sale. It is the best season to buy boats in Auckland. We had dinner at Prego.

After dinner, we went out again to experience night life near Princess Wharf. There are a lot of restaurants and bars. Then we went back to the ship to see the show. After all the activities today, we were exhausted and slept soundly.