Today we are in Auckland, New Zealand. This comes after a visit to Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, Nuku’alofa in Tonga and Bay of Islands, N.Z. with a few “at sea” days in between.
We’ve experienced mostly good weather but as they say, “into everyone's life, a little rain must fall” and there is a reason why this part of the world is so green! Two days of heavy downpour with occasional short storms but it hasn’t dampened our spirits or good times.
Lots of fun evenings including a Polynesia night where everyone was encouraged to dress appropriately, including the crew. The dining room was decorated with banana leaves and flowers and it was hilarious to see some of costumes people showed up in. I think I’ve sent some photos of that night.
We crossed the International Date Line and lost a whole day so I am totally confused about dates and time zones now.
Yesterday in Bay of Islands we had a short visit with our very first Silversea Captain from the World Cruise in 2007. Captain Chiesa retired after that journey (and no, it wasn't anything we did) and lives in New Zealand half the year and Italy the other half. His wife Laura who was also on that cruise joined him and we had some time to reminisce about the highlights of that journey 10 years ago. We saw him five years ago in Italy but since then, he has had some health issues and doesn't look as fit as he once did. But I suppose that comment could apply to all of us!!
Tomorrow some of our passengers will disembark and newbies will arrive. It’s always fun to look for old friends from our perch at the pool bar.
We monitor the weather back home and someone just wrote to say that Wiarton Willy predicts another six weeks of cold. Not looking forward to that!!
Stay warm and be well.
D & K
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