Oct 18 - Auckland, NZ
It’s a beautiful day in Auckland - 17° and sunny!
Our tour took us to North Shore, home of sailboats and long, sandy beaches - the locals' escape from Auckland's hustle and bustle.
From the map below you can see that we started out at the bottom on the blue dot, our berth in Auckland.
We began in the waterfront area with David, our guide, pointing out businesses and places of interest. It is impossible for me to describe the route we took, as we seemed to go in circles all day!!!
The Tower is lurking around every corner it seems!
From there we headed across the AJ Hackett Auckland Bridge towards North Shore on the Devonport Peninsula. We spent some time in Takapuna making a photo stop at North Head, with great views of Auckland. All of the neighbourhoods we travelled through had similar types of homes - some more lavish than others. Most are made of wood and have no basements.
After leaving Takapuna we went to Devonport, the oldest settlement in the area. Devonport is home to a naval base; there is still evidence of military housing that has been converted to other offices and purposes.
It is a quaint, picturesque town filled with tourists looking for souvenirs, coffee shops, and the slower pace than in the busy city across the water.
Fort Takapuna
A navy ship
A man from Nova Scotia brought these stained glass panels showing different sailing vessels!
At the end of the tour we boarded a ferryboat to get us back to our ship which is docked right next to the ferry terminal.
It was an interesting and enjoyable day!
We said good bye to Auckland at 4:00 PM. It will soon be dinner time followed by the show, our usual evening routine.
Tomorrow is Tauranga!
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Looks like it was a perfect day. And I love the photo of both of you together on this adventure too.
ReplyDeleteTY! It was a perfect day!
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