I didn’t have a tour booked today so I just took the shuttle bus provided by the Amsterdam and went to visit the city on foot. Napier is not too large. After it was destroyed by an earthquake in the early 1900’s it was rebuilt in the “Art Deco Style” I just wandered around, went into some of the shops, stopped for a local beer with some other passengers from the ship and then returned to home base. We were only there around 5 hours.
I must correct a spelling error I made in my last blog: I spelled the name of the city we went to incorrectly. It was not Toronga, but rather Tauranga. I was at the computer depot and not in my cabin when I wrote the blog. Not certain how to spell it, I asked one of the passengers and that is what she told me. Sorry about that ! ! ! !
Did I tell you about my new table companions. Barbara and I were moved to a table for 8, but we are only 5 persons – all of us older women. The eldest is 89. Three of them walk with canes and are not too involved in any of the onboard activities or tours. They seem to be very nice, friendly ladies, but our table conversation seems to be mostly about the food we are eating and health related issues. It is not too stimulating. I’ll probably ask to be moved again when we get to Sydney and new people come aboard.
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