John Mateja picked us up at 10AM in front of the Langham Hotel. We drove to the Auckland Museum to see the Air New Zealand - 75 Years Exhibition.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/media/media-releases/2015/air-new-zealand-75-years-exhibition-lands-in-2015
We got to walk aboard a DC-8: The plane that shrank time. In service from 1965-1982, the DC-8 was Air New Zealand's first jet passenger plane. Capable of a speed of 870 km/hour and a range of 8200 kilometers, it could accommodate 155 passengers. This remarkable plane allowed Air New Zealand to be truly international, opening new routes to North American and Asia.The safety briefings produced over the years have been quite entertaining (a la Lord of the Rings, the All Blacks and Men in Black, the Sports Illustrated Swim Suit models, etc.). We admired advertisements promoting air travel via Air NZ and watched video on how the planes are painted.
We got to fly down memory lane as we recalled flights and the aircraft that took us to Puerto Escondido (DC-3), Iquitos (Fokker), and first trip to Europe (Boeing 747). We also got to experience a 3-D flight simulation.
Once outside, we visited the cockpit of a 737-300. Designed by Boeing, we learned that this popular aircraft was in service for 18 years.
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| Captain Emerson |
Afterwards we strolled over to the Auckland Domain Wintergardens, where I took some cheap shots. http://www.gardens.org.nz/auckland-gardens/auckland-domain-wintergardens/
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| Wintergardens Hot Houses |
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| Flower of the Month |
Mateja named this blossoming wonder: Cola de Mono Rosado (Red Monkey Tail).
We had lunch at the Kohi Cafe in Kohimarama Beach. I forgot to take food porn photos, but we did enjoy the sunshine!
P.S. Today was a sheep-free day...
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