Today, our second docked in Tauranga is glorious, hot and with very few white fluffy clouds in the distance. I feel a return to the 30s Centigrade coming on! This afternoon, I am on a “Highlights of Tauranga” shore excursion which will ensure I will see as much as possible before we are “all aboard” by 5.30pm. It’s a pity we have to leave so soon. Tauranga is a city of around 105,000 inhabitants, industrial to one side, and elsewhere, a most attractive town with fabulous beaches, and a great big hill, Mount Maunganui to run up. Accross the water, the silhouette of a mountain range, backdrop to small towns and villages on the opposite shoreline create a fine opportunity for panoramic photography. Two container vessels have passed by the window near which I enjoyed a disgustingly late breakfast in the King’s Court. It would seem that these blogs are an alternative to keeping a journal. I plan to make the most of my last two days in New Zealand, but hope to write a more detailed and illustrated account of all of my time in NZ during the two sea days back to Sydney.
All the best, and Thank you for reading!
David.
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