Sheltering from the rain in Auckland. The rain has pursued us from Raglan, where we woke this morning to thunder, lightning, and buckets of rain. The early part of the drive was miserable--rain pouring down: but luckily the worst of it finished before we did the 7 km up, up, up, and down, down, down, over the range of mountains that separates Raglan from the flatter land near Hamilton. Our GPS did a sterling job and delivered us through the Auckland suburbs to St. Heliers, where we deposited the luggage we will not need on the cycling trip. Great problems finding the hotel--one way streets, blocks cordoned off by the police. I pleaded to be able to get through, saying I would be totally lost if I could not get to the hotel--and I actually drove over a cone the police had set up, with Joan having a fit in case I was arrested...
Just back from the Sky Tower, from which one has superb views all over Auckland. They have a sky-jump, which allows crazy people to jump off the top--about 200 metres down. They are attached to a cable--and free fall until the last twenty metres or so, when they are slowed up and stopped at ground level.
Free Internet here in the Library but only 20 minutes a session.
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