Watched the sun rise at the Bay of Islands. It’s what it says on the tin – a bay with lots of islands and is very scenic. We moored off shore so had to be tendered off by means of the ships lifeboats to get to shore. Word to the wise if you are on a sinking cruise ship in mid ocean the one thing you should remember to grab before boarding the life boat is the anti-seasickness pills. The transfer to shore took about 20 minutes and then we had about 40minutes in a minibus to get to our destination for today. We were doing a cycle ride along a former railway track – fairly rough ground and lots of up and down. Our Māori guide gave us lots of information along the way about his village and the Māori way of life. The area was pretty rural with passing views of a large lake. We rewarded ourselves with an ice cream before the return journey to the ship. We popped down to grab a slice of pizza and saw they had all the valentine cakes out as dessert. Then it’s an afternoon of packing in preparation for leaving the ship tomorrow. Another show to look forward too tonight.
