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Oceania 2024

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2024-05-12

My brother Alex and I met in Houston and took off for New Zealand on May 10. We landed about 14½ hours later on May 12, so May 11 just vanished.

We landed very early, 5:30, but the hotel had a room available, so that was nice. I drove from the airport into the city. So that was my first experience driving on the left, in an unfamiliar car, with the driver’s seat on the right, with some controls (turn signals and windshield wipers) switched and some not (brake and gas), with unfamiliar road signs, at night, jet-lagged. I think it might have been raining, too, but I cannot remember.

We got a lot done for a first day in the country: Visit the aquarium, cross the city to see the aviation hall of the Museum of Transport and Technology, ride the museum’s tram, and visit the technology area. Alex rested at the hotel while I walked to two chocolate stores (several miles, and Auckland is a bit hilly).

Salt, pepper, and butter on the airplane
Airplane condiments.
Is this a useful way to serve salt and pepper? How do you add each to food in a controlled manner? Also, that pepper is mild, not black pepper.
Auckland from hotel
Auckland from hotel (The Grand by SkyCity).
Auckland from hotel
Auckland from hotel.
By hotel
By hotel.
Auckland across water
City center from near aquarium.
Auckland across water
City center from near aquarium.
Penguins swimming in aquarium
Penguins.
iPhone says there are Emperor Penguins, King Penguins, and Gentoo Penguins in this and following photos.
Penguins swimming in aquarium
Penguins.
Penguins swimming in aquarium
Penguins.
Penguins swimming in aquarium
Penguins.
Penguin walking on snow in aquarium
Penguins.
Penguins walking on snow in aquarium
Penguins.
Penguin walking on snow in aquarium
Penguins.
Penguins walking on snow in aquarium
Penguins.
Penguins walking on snow in aquarium
Penguins.
Penguins walking on snow in aquarium
Penguins.
Fish in aquarium
Fish.
Green turtle
Green turtle.
It has a damaged flipper but was doing a pretty good job of snapping up clams, holding the meat with its beak, and pulling the rest of the clam away.
Green turtle
Green turtle.
Fish
Fish.
Fish
Fish.
Shark
Shark.
Shark
Shark.
Alex photographing a shark
Alex photographing a shark.
Shark
Shark.
Shark
Shark.
Fish
Fish.
Fish
Fish.
Seahorse?
Seahorse?
Seahorse?
Seahorse?
Eel?
Eel?
Planes on display
Aviation hall of Museum of Transport and Technology (MoTaT).
Planes on display
Aviation hall.
Planes on display
Aviation hall.
Tram approaching
Tram of MoTaT.
Tram
Tram.
Tram
Tram.
Alex viewing steam engine
Alex viewing steam engine.
Steam engine
Steam engine.
Actual fire on display inside boiler.
Mercury arc rectifier
Mercury arc rectifier.
Mercury arc rectifier
Mercury arc rectifier.
Rotary phone with numbers going counterclockwise
Rotary phone.
The numbers go counterclockwise!
Rotary phone with numbers going counterclockwise
Rotary phone.
Tram barn
Tram barn.
Alex photographing tram barn
Alex photographing tram barn.
Alex at tram barn
Alex at tram barn.
Cocoa Wilds
Cocoa Wilds.
Sky Tower
Sky Tower.
Sky Tower
Sky Tower.
Artwork at Albert Park
Artwork at Albert Park.
Artwork at Albert Park
Artwork at Albert Park.
Chocolates from Cocoa Wilds
Chocolates from Cocoa Wilds.
Chocolates from Cocoa Wilds
Chocolates from Cocoa Wilds.
Chocolates from Chocolate Boutique
Chocolates from Chocolate Boutique.

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