Yesterday was spent completely at sea. There are lots of fun things to do onboard ship, so we enjoyed lots of activities and conversations with other guests. Many are from the UK, it seems, and we have enjoyed visiting with them. Dinner last night was the first of several formal seatings, so we donned suits and ties and fancy dresses for dinner. After, there was an excellent musical show in the theater, preceded by the captain introducing his staff and offering a toast to all of us.
Today, we were in Akaroa, NZ, a small, originally French village along the coast. There is no dock here, so the ship anchored in the bay, and tenders (lifeboats in other situations) took groups of us back and forth to the town. I got a couple shots of the ship during our tender ride.
And, I did an official selfie of us as we rode along atop the tender. It was all sunshine and blue skies today.
Here is what a tender looks like. This one was heading back to the ship as we headed to town.
And here are a couple pictures of the village. We enjoyed several hours there, just strolling along the streets and stopping in the many shops. Lots of restaurants were available, and we stopped at one for a beverage and some fish chowder, which was quite fresh and interesting.
Tomorrow we will be in Dunedin and have a day-long train ride through the more mountainous scenery of the south NZ island.
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Thanks for sharing the photos and stories about your trip, Bill. For those of us who would love to make that trip but may never have the chance it's a great way to travel vicariously through you and Kathie. Have a great time!
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