So we are arriving in the Land of the Long White Cloud - and it was raining!
It rained as we sailed into Auckland harbour and boarded our bus to take us to a gannet colony on the west coast. The weather improved as we left the town behind us. There was still a small shower or two along the way. As we arrived it finally cleared up. We had a small 'comfort' stop for toilet and coffee break before driving up to the viewing area for the gannets.
Our next stop was a farm where they have sheep and deer. We were shown how the dog rounded up the sheep with just a few commands from the owner, then he shore the sheep. The shortest time for shearing a sheep is 14.6seconds! He was not that fast, he explained as he went.
After, we had lovely lunch, roast lamb (ha-ha) with vegetables and salad. We could have beer or wine or soft drinks with it. For afters there was Pavlova. Yammie!
As we boarded the bus, guess what? It started raining again! We said goodbye in the rain and were on our way. It did not last long and cleared up by the time we reached Auckland and got onboard. I sat down and had a cup of coffee and chatted with a couple of ladies who had been to Kelly Tarlton Underwater World which I did with Lisa last year in February.
Tomorrow Bay of Islands.
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