Nowa ZelandiaWaikatoTaupo DistrictWairakeiLake Aratiatia38°37’3” S 176°8’20” E
9 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 10 °C
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.
Nowa ZelandiaWaikatoHamilton CityHamilton EastGraham Island37°48’18” S 175°18’19” E
9 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 11 °C
We then drove to Hamilton Gardens. The gardens are incredible with themed feature gardens covering many different cultures over the ages.
Nowa ZelandiaAucklandMission Bay36°50’54” S 174°49’54” E
10 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
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 and Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaAucklandMatakanaMatakana Wine Country36°21’8” S 174°43’3” E
11 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
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.
Nowa ZelandiaAucklandParnellMount Hobson36°51’37” S 174°46’40” E
12 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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 we Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaAucklandDevonportMount Victoria36°49’39” S 174°47’48” E
13 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Another great day in Auckland if you disregard the weather. It was wet and windy on our adventure today to Devonport which is a harbourside suburb of Auckland. It is located on the North Shore at the Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaAucklandMission Bay36°50’54” S 174°49’54” E
14 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The weather was cold, wet and very windy so we decided a day of rest just lazing around the apartment was the best option. Melissa worked from home and John researched programs to edit our 1000's of Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaAucklandAwaroaMaunganui36°48’7” S 175°6’29” E
15 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
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 the Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaAucklandNewtonFreemans Bay36°50’54” S 174°45’48” E
16 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
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. Before Czytaj więcej
Nowa ZelandiaAucklandMission Bay36°50’54” S 174°49’54” E
17 czerwca 2017, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
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 afternoon Czytaj więcej
