I am typing this at the airport as we await our flight to Nadi today. We had an overnight stay in Auckland because the flight transfers from Queenstown just didn't work out. I have to say that if you ever come to New Zealand, save your time & money and skip this city. There is not much to see or do here and we were quite glad that we only slept here and then left.
It all started off bad on the ride in from the airport coming through an area of town that looked just slightly better than a slum, filled with a lot of schlocky storefronts that almost looked like glorified flea markets. It did not create a good first impression at all. When we got to the downtown area where our hotel was, it was a more upscale version of the same thing, That is an exaggeration, but again, not a good first impression, One block off the main street, there as a park that had a bunch of homeless drunks hanging out, with one yelling at another, "shut your f#@&^%ng mouth..., etc." Add that to the fact that there were many derelicts hanging about the downtown area, it made for unappealing visit,
I could go on, but I won't. Hopefully our visit to Fiji will be rain-free and nice. More later.
Wow, sorry you didn't enjoy Auckland. I'm sure the rest of your trip will make up for it. Good thing you're not booked on Quantas till your flight home. Hopefully, the work action will be settled before your return trip. I was worried this a.m. when I heard about it . . . until I checked your schedule Judy sent me. Glad the internal flights are on different airlines. Enjoy!
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