it is 8 Am Auckland time on Monday morning. Beautiful morning but chilly.

We are having breakfast at our hotel in the crown lounge - fresh fruits, chocolate croissants, salmon, etc.

Last night we left the hotel about 7:30 and walked about 2 blocks away to Sky City - the large casino/hotel/tower complex.

We spent a little while playing the 2 cent slot machines and then i went up to the Sky Tower. This is the tallest tower in the southern hemisphere so i had to take advantage of doing this while we are here. The views are spectacular 360 degrees around. It was a clear, beautiful night and i stayed until all the lights had come on. And yes Neil, i did stand on the clear glass floor but it was kind of freaky.

Came back to the hotel around 9 PM and called it an early evening.

This morning we are catching the on/off bus this morning at Sky City at 9:45 and have several get off points we are doing today.

will post more later.