Tick List

Last day in Auckland, so tick list: Sky Tower, Art Gallery.

Which we accomplished in reverse order: Auckland Art Gallery was OK, its cafe was better.

Sky Tower was very very tall and quite stomach churning. But the views were most excellent. Eloise walked fearlessly over the glass floors and leaned fearlessly against the heavily tilted windows. I walked gingerly over the glass floors and leaned fearfully against the heavily tinted windows.

The Sky Tower wobbles, and frankly it felt like being on a ship, a feeling that refused to wane even after we got off of the thing.

But we went up as high as we could go, where the gentle wobbling is sensually enhanced by the creak of the structure around, and we looked at all the places that we have been from afar: Mount Victoria, the Museum, the Zoo, and Waiheke Island in the distance, and watched the gently pulses of rain creep across the landscape, as the city bustled in its lazy quiet way beneath us.

Early to bed, as we had to be up at 3.30 in the morning to hop in a taxi at 4 to be at the airport for 5 to get on a plane at 7 to be home by 9 (local time).

It seems like we've been away; we want to see the dogs. And get out of the claustrophobic apartment. And to where it's nice and warm... hopefully.