Today the ship was docked just outside town. We went on a shore excursion to a Maori Village. The tribe held a traditional welcoming ceremony where our "chief" had to prove we came in peace. Then we toured the village and got to ask questions about their way of life. The second picture is of a food storage hut. Notice the carvings in the wood. They showed us tools they use and how their ancestors lived. We sampled food cooked in an under ground pit and watched a traditional dancing and signing ceremony.
We took a picture of these very interesting pine trees because we have never seen them before. Notice the space between the branches and the length of the needles.
Tomorrow we get off the ship in Auckland and the next day we start our journey home.
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