Got up early, had to set the alarm, on the move by eight. Overnight a new Queen had arrived in port, so we motored over to look, it was the Queen Elizabeth II, she was built mid sixties just a passenger ships were heading for the bone yard, but she has kept her allure and is a real beaut. She actually looks like an ocean going ship unlike the cruise behemoth's of today. We took the bus to Auckland, picked up our car and headed south. We had no real itinerary and headed for Hamilton, the first town of any size. On arrival we found out there was a huge rugby game on featuring the local team and some other major event. All rooms booked. Beth went into one place and they very graciously called several places and actually found a room. Believe it or not directly across the street from the rugby stadium which holds 18,000 fans. This is one of the biggest games of the year. We had a drink down the street at a pub full of fans, then went back for dinner once the game had started, no one there, but look out afterwards. Pics below are of the ship and view from our driveway. L
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