Cruise

I think I have hayfever.  Started sneezing a couple of days ago and when I'm not sneezing, I'm coughing or blowing my runny nose.  Bet you can't wait to read more.

But I didn't come here to talk about that, I wanted to record a few pics from the cruise I enjoyed recently, thanks to my son and daughter-in-law who decided a "family" holiday should include all generations of the family.  So we were a party of 8, including 3 grand-daughters, a g-g-daughter and a family friend.

 

Half the crew in the mini bus on our way to the port in Auckland.

We were on a 5 day cruise from Auckland to Melbourne. Shayde was my cabin mate and looked after me from the moment we boarded.  She even bought a photo to mark the occasion.

 

The first few days the sea was a bit rough with many passengers succumbing to seasickness.  A couple of our party were a bit queasy but nothing too serious.  The sun was shining and there were warm spots to shelter out of the wind.  What more could you ask for?

 

 

Heather with her daughters and g-daughter on White Night.  Little Lexus had a wonderful time at the Kids Club each day, I think it was called the Shark Shack (which I thought sounded a bit scarey). Lexus just gave me a blank look when I asked her had she seen any sharks.

One of the highlights for Lexus was scaring the living daylights out of me on a ride in the games arcade.  She had talked her grandfather into doing a virtual motorbike ride with her while Heather and I watched.  As soon as that was finished she grabbed my hand and pulled me towards another ride, she showed me how to get on the contraption and lay back and then wham, it was like being on an open, extremely fast, noisy vehicle blasting across plains and jungles, dodging wild animals, narrowly escaping death at every other turn.  Lexus hardly watched the screen, it was much more entertaining watching my reactions.  I must admit it was a highlight for me, too.  And thanks to Heather for my favourite photo from the cruise.  Just look at the delight on that child's face when we finished the ride.  I recovered.