Even though we’re now in the Cook Islands, we wanted to post some photos from our short stay in Auckland.

Our hotel was located a bit out of the downtown core on a hill overlooking the city. After checking in, we decided to walk into the city’s waterfront area. Just out of the hotel, we had a great view of Auckland’s Sky Tower.

We enjoyed a fantastic meal (Ryan had hapuku fish and Clint had some New Zealand lamb chops) at a restaurant on the waterfront and then enjoyed walking the meal off on the hill climb back to our hotel. Along the way, though, was another photo opportunity with the Sky Tower in the background.

After a good night’s sleep, Ryan got up to  have a swim, steam, and sauna at the hotel and then we grabbed a quick breakfast in our room before our car was at the hotel to take us to the airport for our flight to Rarotonga. Auckland is a city we both feel we would like to spend more time in sometime in the future. It was a great feel … very cosmopolitan, young, vibrant, and friendly. Someday, again!