Auckland Cup Week

The past few weekends have been pretty low key for Erin and I and the weather has been sub-par. This past weekend was a little different. Friday we did our usual drinks after work with some work friends along with shooting some pool.

Saturday morning started with the Auckland International Boat Show. It was going on right near our place in Viaduct Harbour. There were a TON of boats in the harbour and a lot of exhibits to walk around, etc. We got there early in the morning and were able to board and get a tour of some amazing boats. The best one that we went on was the Formula 54 Icon. We got a great tour of this boat and at the end found out that it would cost us $2.3 million...so we passed on that one for now. The boat show was different than the one that I've been to back in Boston because most of the boats were in the water and a number of them were used and just available for us to walk around on or to purchase. There were were some 60 foot boats there, massive catamarans as well as smaller boats which Erin and I are a little more used to spending time on. (Sorry Dad, no SeaRay's).

The afternoon we got ourselves dressed up and headed to a day at the racetrack. The Auckland Cup has been going on for the past week and on Saturday was the Diamond Day. Erin was a little skeptical about going to the event, but I pushed her and we ended up having a great time.
We ran into a few people that I work with and spent the rest of the day at the race, checking out the horses, eating, drinking, and of course betting. We bet on each of the races and won 1 time (at least we won once). We missed the trifecta by 1 horse. For those who don't know, we guessed which horse would come in first and second, but the one we guessed for third didn't come in third, so we didn't win the big money.

Sunday was a cleaning day and grocery shopping. It also included watching the Duke v. North Carolina game. A very exciting game to watch, but the Cameron Crazies couldn't help the Blue Devils to a win.