WE WENT OFF ROADING AND WERE LATE FOR THE SHIP
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The creator documents a shore excursion in Port Chalmers, New Zealand, which begins with unexpected sunshine despite previous weather warnings. After exploring the historic town and its local shops, the group travels by bus toward a nature excursion to see sea lions and penguins. The journey involves navigating narrow, hilly roads and utilizing both shuttle buses and eight-wheel drive vehicles to access rugged terrain. While the group successfully observes sea lion pups and nesting penguins, the weather turns rainy and muddy. The excursion concludes with a significant logistical challenge when the main road back to the cruise ship is blocked due to an accident. The creator reflects on the importance of booking excursions through the cruise line, noting that the ship will wait for official tours but might not do the same for private ones. Despite the road closure and a dropped phone, the creator concludes that the day was a great experience.
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our day started off interesting enough after days of rain and the captain warning us the weather would be horrible in Port when we arrived in the port Chalmers it was lots of sunshine we couldn't believe it blue skies and a nice weather day out
the port itself rather small it's an industrial Port uh beautiful in its own right but Port Chalmers into the little terminal we went it was very clean very well run lots of people there to help you if you needed any help
it was truly kind of amazing this one here the mother was trying to tell it hey you got no place to go over there get back here and the pup just didn't want to listen typical children fighting with their mother and the mother's always right
Lessons Learned so Tony good lesson right this is why shore excursions through the cruise line is sometimes a pretty darn good idea
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