Auckland NZ Feb 3rd

Our second day in Auckland and we have an afternoon excursion.
The morning was free time so we did the breakfast, gym, spa, lunch before heading out in the afternoon. Scott has contacted a glass studio owner and we plan on meeting with him to see his local glass art and possibly buy something....
Back from the excursion north of Auckland to Devonport Village. It is an old Victorian village full of turn of the century houses made of the local tree that is now protected. They are all beautiful Victorian style homes overlooking the bay and ocean. We took the bridge over and the ferry boat back to the ship. We stopped by an artist's glass shop - Peter Raos and purchased a vase (well it is more of a glass) and christmas ornament.
We took a little walk back to an old Victorian cemetery from the early turn of the century. At the old military cannon facility at the top of the village Scott found a nest of baby birds waiting for their mother to come back and feed them.
Then we had dinner and a beer at a local pub before taking the ferry back to the mainland and our ship
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