Saturday 15th March
A memo was slipped under our door this morning asking as to move the balcony furniture inside as the remnants of Cyclone Luci was due to pass over Auckland this weekend. It seemed a bit calmer in the afternoon so we walked past the marina to explore the fish market.

With our heads down against the wind we walked as far as the next marina which is where the very big yachts are berthed. This one had a helicopter pad on the stern deck.

The wind got up again and there was only this tug braving the waves.

When the wind settled again, this unusual craft crossed the bay several times. We had seen it in the first marina and it is a very modern boat with beautiful woodwork on the deck.
We've been told that it is the tender for a very big, modern super yacht.