I went out to Auckland airport this morning to change some dates on my ticket. However they couldn't fix it for me as they had to give priority to passengers travelling on the day, anyway they were "too busy"........ I was the only person at the counter.... I was given a phone number. It only took 2mins to change the ticket, after a 20min wait.
I took a bus into town and arived just in time to take a ferry out to Waheike island one of the bigger attractions in Auckland bay. The ferry ride took about an hour. It was a bright, breezy day. Many of the local sailors were out cruising on their yachts amidst an America's cup grade competition. The big competition yachts dwarfed the small regular boats as they sliced throught the waves. It was going to be busy on Waheike today. The ferry was full of g'day trippers all saying "g'day". Jaysus, you'd swear you were in Australia!! All were heading for Waheike's beaches, restaurants and wineries.
A flotilla of buses and coaches were waiting at the harbour to take people on various tours of the island. I took a local bus up to Onerua, one of the island's villages. Actually a lot of my time on the island was spent in a camera shop in Onerua trying to fix a problem on the SD card in the camera. The card malfunctioned and I thought I had lost over 500 images from South America but thankfully the lady who ran the shop had recovery software which retrieved most of the images. A minor disaster ws averted. Its funny how important the photos become when you are travelling.
WIth what time ws left I had a quick look around the vicinity of Onerua. The island is beautiful well worth staying overnight to see the vineyards etc. I stayed up on deck as the ferry returned to Auckland. Without suncream it probably wasn't the wisest thing to do. I arrived back to the hostel in the evening with yet another bright, red face.
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