Wellington maybe New Zealand's capital, but Auckland is most important city and is the country's major gateway for ships and air traffic moving between the Oceania region and North or South America. Auckland is also designated as the largest city in the country, with nearly 1.3 million residents. Built atop a cluster of extinct volcanoes, the municipality is located on a constricted isthmus that helps the landscape blend nicely with the modern skyline. Called the "City of the Sails" because of its beautiful location between two harbour soldiers and great weather, Auckland is a big fish on a small island and a swank city in a rural country.
Today we were off the ship by 8:05 in fact we were the first off. The ferry dock was right next door so we nought return tickets to go to Devonport an urban seaside village. Caught the 8:15 ferry and we spent 4 wonderful hours there. We walked the waterfront then climbed the North Head Volcano cone spent some time at Torpedo Bay.
At the end of Torpedo Bay is a little museum. We then hiked up to the top.
The views were out standing. A wonderful sunny day, and a little warmer to.
After we saw this cute village we went back to Auckland and watched some friend jump the Sky Tower.
This is the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere 1,176 feet. A lot of people come and walk the outer rim or jump free fall down. I felt like I was going to be sick just watching them. $290.00 to jump. No thanks!
More fun to watch. 3 sea days coming up. Yahoo. Thanks for coming along with us. Leslee & Bob
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