Aratiatia Rapids
June 9, 2017 in New Zealand ⋅ 10 °CToday we left Turangi for Auckland. We drove via Taupo and Hamilton. In Taupo we visited The Aratiatia Rapids. The flood gates are opened a few times a day to release the water upstream.
Today we left Turangi for Auckland. We drove via Taupo and Hamilton. In Taupo we visited The Aratiatia Rapids. The flood gates are opened a few times a day to release the water upstream.
We then drove to Hamilton Gardens. The gardens are incredible with themed feature gardens covering many different cultures over the ages.
In the morning we went for a short walk along the waterfront and the remainder of the day was spent preparing for Melissa's Birthday Party. In the evening we had a Mexican Fiesta Birthday party andRead more
Today Luke and Melissa drove us to Matakana and Warkworth which are only a few hours out of Auckland. They are little historical townships and they both had very nice river walks.
We visited the museum in the morning and saw a cultural show which was quite good. We then walked through the museum for 3 hours looking at many different exhibitions. After lunch at the museum weRead more
Today was great, we used public transport again this time, including a Hop On Hop Off bus around Waiheke Island. It was a little overcast so you could not appreciate the view back to Auckland or theRead more
A lazy morning to start as Melissa was completing a few work tasks and John was mastering Sudoku. Just before lunch we walked along the "Tamaki Drive Walk" from Mission Bay to St Heliers. BeforeRead more
We visited the French Markets in Parnell today they are fabulous. John and Melissa had lots of food samples. While in Parnell we walked around the shopping area. We then went home for the afternoonRead more