We checked out of the hotel at 8:30, and walked down Shortland St (Brett couldn't find a hospital there despite looking very hard) to Queen St, where an Airport Bus was waiting. We jumped on and started the rather tedious drive in the pouring rain to the airport. Once we got to the airport, we walked over to the complimentary bus to the motorhome depot, only to find it had thrown a belt and was not going anywhere. After a short wait, a mechanic turned up with a...

Relaxing start to the day today, because the Museum of Transport and Technology doesn't open until 10am, and it should not take too long to get there. We walked through the campus of Auckland University, which contains many beautiful buildings and gardens. After a short wait at the bus stop, the yellow "Outer loop" bus turned up. The fare was $9.00 for the two of us, and I apologised to the driver for only being able to offer him a twenty dollar note. My change...

Our starting point today was the Auckland docks. While eating breakfast at a cafe, we watched a RORO ship pack up after unloading its cargo. Trucks were leaving carrying a variety of cars. We crossed the road after leaving the cafe and had a close look. Some quite unfamiliar badges. This unfamiliarity with the cars was a new experience for me, I am taking lots of photos of cars and their badges. We continued along a beautiful old steel fence painted a bright an...

After a mostly sleepless night (let's blame excitement not nerves, OK?) we had an early start. Check-in at Brisbane was a breeze, the inbound flight was about half an hour late, so there was no stress. We were one of the first there. I really enjoyed watching the day start at the airport. Our first ever international flight, we were anxious to do everything right. The flight was the easy part! I had never been on an Airbus before, let alone an A380, it was prett...

Early start today. We will be stopping soon for breakfast. Nice weather for ducks!