We've finally gotten out and about after dinner. In the beginning, we'd come back from dinner and change out of our formal dresses. Sometimes, we'd go to the show or get a late night snake. But mostly it was lights out soon after changing. But now I force myself to stay in my dinner clothes and go out.
So what have we been doing? Oh, we've been going to the British pub for sing-a-longs of The Beatles songs and "rock and roll" (at least to these old people, think Rock around the Clock and Peggy Sue). I did enjoy Sweet Caroline. The guitarist/piano guy is one of the few Americans working onboard. He is a mix of Dwight from "The Office" and Ben Folds. Our table gets called out a lot. If the activity is in any way interactive, Sandy will be interactive.
Also late night pub trivia. We've been doing really good lately, finishing in close second places. Old people are fierce at trivia, but these old people are very well educated. Valentine's night we had a good team of 2 Americans (us), 2 Aussies, and 2 British. Very well rounded. I would like to thank "Survivor" for the answer plantain and Arkansas for the answer soybean.
Auckland was refreshingly modern, after the remote islands of the South Pacific. And of course in the morning I saw that there was a casino, so where did I find myself in the afternoon? Waiting for Sandy, playing in the casino. It wasn't bad, I found a movie theater in the gift shop that showed a movie about New Zealand. And Sandy won. So it was a Win-Win...Win Situation.
I can't wait to plan a full trip to New Zealand. This place is amazing, and we've only been to one port out of three. I'm thinking a road trip from top of NZ to the bottom. They have everything; beaches, rafting, kayaking, hiking, skiing/snowboarding, thermal baths, volcanos, and trekking across a glacier. An outdoor person's heaven. Amy G. I'm looking at you. Get me a backpack and I'm ready to go.
In Wellington, we have our Lord of the Rings tour planned. We thought we would let professionals handle this one. We just have to sit back and enjoy the sites. Forget driving on the left side of the road.
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Note: Post did not get put up in Christchurch. Got busy. We're about to leave Wellington for Sydney. Post again as soon as we can.
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