Sunday morning (14th Oct) we were brave and went to the polo clubs training session. It was on the edge of a lake in an area that had been quarried out. We had to wait for the men with their little 1m long remote control sailing boats to finish their race before braving the water in the very strong winds! Ball throwing left a little to be desired...
Monday we went and picked up (and paid for!) our new car and spent the next while wondering whether the wipers really wanted to work or not. We took the car to visit a mechanic and got it sorted out. After all that, we decided it was about time to do some touristy stuff!
Wednesday, we went to the Auckland Museum, which is huge! It has big sections on all the wars that NZ has been involved in, the volcanoes, and plenty more. It also has a Maori section and we went to see their Maori Cultural Performance. Singing is very important to them and they do it very well!
On Thursday we got a ferry from the main city of Auckland across to town of Devonport on the North Shore for the afternoon. Compared to the busy city we left it was a quiet little village like place. While we were there we took a look at the Navy Museum, which was small but interesting, telling the history of the NZ navy. Of course, we made it to the polo pool session that night too!
Friday morning, we got up bright and early, got a set of roofracks put on the car and set off for Taupo.
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