We got up at 8:45 after 3 announcements by the cruise director. It was 64 degrees under cloudy skies. We ordered coffee and dressed to go out. We went to breakfast at 9:45 and ate in the Lido since the aft deck was closed due to the ship bunkering. After breakfast, we went to the sports deck for Glenda to have a smoke. It sprinkled a little, so we went back to the cabin to get an umbrella and Glenda's raincoat but none of the elevators were working due to yet another crew drill. I left Glenda in the Lido and walked down to the cabin to get the aforementioned items and walked back up and we went to the mid-ship elevators to go down to the gangway. An elevator came, but once on it, the doors would not close. After about 5 minutes, we got off to try another elevator and the doors suddenly started working, so we got back in and made it to deck 3. We exited the ship at 10:30 and walked around all of the construction and along Queen Street up to the point that it became quite steep upward. Along the way, I converted my Australian dollars into New Zealand dollars and we stopped in a pharmacy to get some cough medicine and some ibuprofen. We went through several Arcades (malls) and saw a really fun looking chocolate store but the doorway was too narrow for the wheelchair, so we continued on. Once back at the terminal, we bought some things there and re-boarded the ship at 1. The aft deck was still closed, so we went to the sports deck at 1:30. I worked the crossword and at 2:20, I saw that the aft deck was re-opened and took Glenda there while I went to the cabin to download my pictures. I returned to the aft deck at 3. We read until 4 when the wind increased and the temperature dropped so we went to the cabin. Before dinner, we went to the Crow's Nest where we saw the Oceanian Ambassadors perform native songs and dances. After dinner, we went to the casino for an hour. I won $20.30 and Glenda lost $50. We got back to the cabin at 10.
