Slept until 6 today, so jetlag must be over now. Breakfast was again at Remedy, where I added a side dish of bacon to my platter. Chatted with a guy who had come out from England, his wife was due to meet him for the rest of March. In the last two weeks he had been touring the island on a motor bike, a long time dream of his.

We then set off to Mount Eden, walking all the way, first walking up Queen’s Street. We walked through different areas, some not so nice. They all though showed one thing, the New Zealanders love to eat out. I can’t say I have ever seen so many restaurants in a city.

We reached Mount Eden and walked to the top. Here there are fabulous views around the summit. Of course, you can see downtown Auckland and the tower. There are views of the islands to the East and in the far distance Coromandel. Looking South there is the airport.

While walking up and down Mount Eden we saw some large birds which were later identified as Tuis. The identification was provided to us by a lady at the bus stop who also named the birds, walking in the verge opposite, as Indian Mynas.

Definity a thirst had set in, so we stopped at the Occidental for a beer. Poor choice Stella. There is not much good on offer beer-wise here. So now on for some lunch at Giapo, a very posh ice cream parlour. Take a look at the creations R and I ate. These were fairly conservative compared to others we saw being eaten.

We continued on to the Britomart which has a number of shops and bars, all built over the Auckland subway station. Now onto the Food Truck, next to the Lord of the Fries for a beer. Improvement, but $19 for two small beers seems rather high.

Tonight, neither of us were hungry, so bought a couple of tarts to have in our room, although R’s appeared to be frozen, so she had to wait for a bit.