Bay of Islands

February 21
Bay of Islands

Today was much nicer than the previous rain in Auckland, but due to an afternoon rehearsal and an early crew all-aboard I had been allotted approximately 30 minutes in port after factoring the 30 minute tender ride to the pier. But it was my last day in Bay of Islands and my last time in New Zealand for about a month so I was determined to get off – that and I hadn’t had breakfast or lunch and really needed to eat something. I got off the ship with the trumpet player, who after seeing the pier location and realizing the little time we actually had, turned around and got right back on the tender. Me, on the other hand, started running into the small city where I stopped at the first bakery I could find and bought some large bread thing with cheese and tomatoes and peppers, which was delicious and totally worth the run over there. I ate my lunch quickly and then made the run back to the pier to catch the last possible tender without being late. It was a short time in port, but I’ll take what I can get.
There was a show that night and that’s about it for Bay of Islands. Thanks for reading!