Wednesday, 31st Aug

I must be more tired than I thought. Fell asleep last night while watching the tv and didn’t even wait till the dishwasher nor washing machine stops. I was asleep by the time it was 930 pm and I didn’t wake up until 11 am this morning. Wow!

Made my brunch and then headed out to the city. Made my way to Auckland Fish Market which was a huge disappointment, I was expecting to be bigger but not so.

Anyway spent a while there and then walked back to the Ferry Terminal via Viaduct Harbour where I checked out some cruises. Had in mind to take a ferry to Waiheke but decided on a harbor cruise instead as it will stop over at Rangitoto Island and I also get a return ticket to Devonport worth $11 and the Harbour Cruise cost me $36 which will include a morning tea or afternoon tea depending on whether I take the morning or afternoon cruise.

After booking my trip I walked to Britomart where I ended in Westfield mall. Malls here are quite the joke, there are not much shops unlike the Westfield in Australia. The massage definitely looks good which I don’t mind trying if I have $40 to spare. Will have to KIV on that. Saw some manuka honey for sale which I am keen to buy but will wait till the last minute as I am very keen to see whether they are on sale at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday.

From there I walked down Albert Street and ended up at Sky City, I was hoping to catch the Sky City bus which will take me to the Auckland Museum but the last bus just left 9 minutes before I arrived…arrghhh. So decided to drop by the casino and play some slot machines.

This time round I was very disciplined, I did not stay long there, by 630 pm or so I was out of there and walked back to the apartment rather than take the bus. Popped by some pharmacies and saw some items on sale which are highly tempting.

Will have to do more shopping on Friday night and checked if I can get a slightly later check-out time of 1030 am at least.