On Tuesday the sun was shining and the city beckoned, so we walked into town. Auckland is a beautiful city, located on the harbor, it's called the "city of sails". It reminds me a bit of San Francisco in that respect, without all those pesky hills!
We enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the city, everyone out and about on their lunch hour. Auckland does a neat thing with cross walks - traffic is stopped entirely, and people cross in every which way - the intersections are literally filled with people - it's a hoot!
We enjoyed looking at all of the multi-million dollar yachts moored there, many of them for sale. We spotted a sail boat from Santa Cruz, CA! The people were on board, so Lee called to them, and asked them if they had sailed there. They hadn't, they had sent their sailboat over on a container ship, as they had emigrated to New Zealand 7 years ago. They are now living in north of Auckland, raising cattle and basset hounds!
We had a wonderful lunch at the marina at a Japanese restaurant, sushi and Kirin beer! It was lovely to sit outside, and watch the world go by.
We also saw the New Zealand sail boat that sailed in one of the Americas Cup races - KZ1 - the height of it's mast was amazing!
After lunch we walked back to Craig and Stephens. Our last evening there was spent with them, Deane and Tony and Marilyn and David. We had a wonderful bar-b-que, and drank a toast to AGP 20, which is when we'll see all of them again.
Another wonderful New Zealand sojourn!
Pedestrians crossing in all directions
KZ - 1
Masts galore on these amazing yachts
This one was all made from teak
The view at lunch
Wind powered moving harbor sculpture with the Sky tower in the background
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