September 16, 2012

• Monday 10th September

   

   

   

  We were up and packed and saying our goodbyes to Lee by around 9:30am.

  Stopped off at Starbucks in Mission Bay to pick up some essentials and then headed to Kelly Tarlton's for the morning.

  We had been driving past it every day and Azzan had been asking if we could please go.

  So that's what we did with our last morning in Auckland.

  Stella, Jason & Journey met us there.

  We had a bit of an adventure as we came through the doors

  

  

  We made it through the jaws attack and then walked through the Antarctic section.

  Stella & Azzan disappeared - I found them in the snow mobile

  

  Azzan was trying to figure out where the music was coming from

  

  Big kids!!

  

  The Gentoo and King penguins were in a temporary ice room while the new walk through sanctuary is being built.

  There were a few baby King penguins in there, they were very cute fluffy critters.

  

  

  Azzan enjoyed time with Journey.

  

  We watched the rays being fed.

  

  

  

  

  By this time Azzan was flagging.

  I suggested taking his photo in the shark's mouth but he was very uncooperative.

  (I thought he was just tired but looking back, I am now realising he was actually starting to get sick.)

  

  I thought it was really interesting finding this after our children had brought home the 'mermaid's purses' only a week or so back.

  

  

  

  The coral aquariums were beautiful.

  Azzan was sad that the coral was shut up inside here.

  

  Nemo popped out to say hullo as we passed by

  

  Mahalia admiring some interesting fish

  

  

  Seahorse Kingdom was beautiful

  

  

  

  Azzan meeting some curious fish.

  

   

  Ken arrived and spent half an hour catching up.

  He and Tim headed outside to talk for a while.

  Then it was time for us to make tracks.

  So we said goodbye to the others and scarpered in the city.

  Parked up at The Mission and walked with Mat & Sunni to Burger Fuel to get lunch.

  We had time to down our very delicious burgers, find a bathroom, then get gelatoes for the girls, a strawberry thickshake for Azzan and a frappaccino for me.

  Then we raced back to the car.

  Goodbye hugs for the new Mr & Mrs Holt and then we high tailed it out to the airport.

  We made good time.

  Swapped our gear from the rental to the shuttle and got dropped off at the terminal.

  We waited for half an hour then just as we were about to board Azzan disappeared into the bathrooms and the plane was held for him!!

  We finally were boarded and on our way.

  Good flight back, just a few bumps as we came in towards Nelson.

  There had been a lot of rain while we were away.

  Jesika, Nathan & Evan arrived to meet us.

  We transferred all our gear onto the truck and then left Jesika & Evan to visit John & Sally.

  Seb had done my grocery shopping so we didn't have to dally anywhere.

  We dropped Nathan home, picked up the groceries and then drove straight home.

  All was well when we arrived back around 9pm.

  Skip was racing around very pleased to see us & Tinga had survived his camping holiday in the outside aviary

   

   

   

   

   

   

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