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Thread ID: 65740 2006-01-29 01:51:00 Auckland Harbour Festival: anyone go? bob_doe_nz (92) PC World Chat
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425037 2006-01-29 01:51:00 Any Taffers go to the Auckland Harbour Festival? If yes, what was your opinion of it?

I went early today, 9AM.
MAN THAT SUCKED. I was, disappointed!

I thought the HMNZS Te Kaha (www.imagef1.net.nz) would show more of its internal workings, but no...
All we got was the Bridge (www.imagef1.net.nz) and Radar Room. (www.imagef1.net.nz) (there was more but the crew were watching...)

No engine room, no galley (my highlight) and no Cap'n Quarters, Arrr...
And the waiting was GODDAM terrible.

The other areas of the festival were not that great either.
Mr Hubbard, please place a tree on top of None Tree Hill and make everyone happy.
bob_doe_nz (92)
425038 2006-01-29 02:04:00 You didn't get to pull the trigger and shoot down the Sky Tower?

Not Fair. :(
Graham L (2)
425039 2006-01-29 02:09:00 Mind you I actually would not mind if it did go down. I shudder at the thought of all those families that have been ruined because of that place :dogeye: bob_doe_nz (92)
425040 2006-01-29 02:55:00 If the weather clears up we might be doing down to see the fireworks ( I hope the weather stays clear or does not rain!!)

& down again on Monday to see the tug boats & to see the boat parade (which is in the AM)
stu161204 (123)
425041 2006-01-29 09:43:00 .....oh so that's what all the noise was about.....

Thanks for sharing the photos (looks like we didn't miss much!). What would be the font & size on the side of the Te Kaha? My guess is 'Navy 5,500'.

A
andrew93 (249)
425042 2006-01-29 10:18:00 If the weather clears up we might be doing down to see the fireworks ( I hope the weather stays clear or does not rain!!)
So did you go?
bob_doe_nz (92)
425043 2006-01-29 10:54:00 I've just got back from the fireworks display, sortof missed the aerobatic display by the checkers but heard them as I searched for a carpark. I do have 300+ photo's of the sunset, the ferris wheel, the skytower and the fireworks to upload from the camera. I might post some links to some of the better ones in the morning. There were a lot of people there tonight. EX-WESTY (221)
425044 2006-01-29 11:22:00 So did you go?

Yep!, it was GREAT!! :) The Fireworks where noisy as any thing!!! :D & The fireworks where lovely! (There was a very very BIG ban at the end) (so for the people who are living in Auckland who where not down there that was the reason for all the noise ;))

I may post up a few pics I did of the fireworks latter on tomorrow some time (after we go & see the tug boats & the boat parade)
stu161204 (123)
425045 2006-01-29 11:23:00 I do have 300+ photo's of the sunset, the ferris wheel, the skytower and the fireworks to upload from the camera. I might post some links to some of the better ones in the morning. There were a lot of people there tonight.

Cool, you might of got different photo to me :D

When you where looking at the fireworks where you?
stu161204 (123)
425046 2006-01-29 19:20:00 I was partially out on the wharf at first looking down the viaduct apron towards the viaduct where the exponentsd were playing and could see them from probably 200m away. We were told that the fireworks were going to be coming from behind, so I was surprised when the 1st star shell went off over to my right behind princess wharf, but a quick down the wharf with a thousand other people i managed to get an excellent view.

can do it all again later this week when skytower have their 10th anniversary fireworks display on Wednesday night.
EX-WESTY (221)
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