Saturday 9th February
Today I decided to take advantage of the free trip around Auckland. Well you know that I am never one to turn down a freebie. First stop was the Auckland Harbour Bridge where in the hope that a few people will pay for a bungee jump they take the group of you on a walk underneath the bridge (strapped in by harnesses) for free. I wasn't brave enough to do a jump although you never know by the time I reach the South Island I might have changed my mind. Iwas also put off by the fact that one German guy wasn't weighed correctly and actually went for a full on dunking in the sea, which wasn't the cleanest. The walk was great though and it gave you fab views of the city.
After that we headed over to Devonport, a part of the city which has numerous Victorian and Edwardian buildings and had fish and chips on the front. We then walked up Mount Victoria, one of 48 volcanoes in Auckland. Although unlike yesterday this was more of a grassy cone.
It is a bit overcast today and have decided to head north in the morning to the Bay of Islands and save some of the activities like swimming with Dolphins that I had contemplated doing here for elsewhere, where the setting will be nicer. Otherwise I am worried that I won't get to experience everything that I want to see.
Today I decided to take advantage of the free trip around Auckland. Well you know that I am never one to turn down a freebie. First stop was the Auckland Harbour Bridge where in the hope that a few people will pay for a bungee jump they take the group of you on a walk underneath the bridge (strapped in by harnesses) for free. I wasn't brave enough to do a jump although you never know by the time I reach the South Island I might have changed my mind. Iwas also put off by the fact that one German guy wasn't weighed correctly and actually went for a full on dunking in the sea, which wasn't the cleanest. The walk was great though and it gave you fab views of the city.
After that we headed over to Devonport, a part of the city which has numerous Victorian and Edwardian buildings and had fish and chips on the front. We then walked up Mount Victoria, one of 48 volcanoes in Auckland. Although unlike yesterday this was more of a grassy cone.
It is a bit overcast today and have decided to head north in the morning to the Bay of Islands and save some of the activities like swimming with Dolphins that I had contemplated doing here for elsewhere, where the setting will be nicer. Otherwise I am worried that I won't get to experience everything that I want to see.
1 comment:
Go on! Jump. I will be an experience you never forget! I would be sooo jealous if you jumped. Still waiting to see ho job pans out before booking anything but hope to come out before you head back
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