snapshots: auckland

26th March - 12th April 2012

Auckland, New Zealand

Quay Street in the centre of Auckland.

Just off the Viaduct Harbour.

Me standing on a mushroom at the top of Mt. Victoria. That is Rangitoto Island in the background, a giant flat egg of an island which can also be seen in the final frames of Biggle Vision #4 - Biggle Vision #4

The entrance to the Auckland Domain.

Inside the winter gardens at the Auckland Domain. Amazingly colourful flowers kicking about. 

The winter gardens. Spent an afternoon chilling here reading a book. Just got involved with Shantaram....turning into a bit of an epic and makes me miss India. Find out about it!

The water fountain at the beginning of Cornwall park which is dedicated to Sir John Logan Campbell, one of New Zealand´s first European settlers.

Cheeky rainbow kicking about in the jets of water.

The epic One Tree Hill.

The One Tree Hill Park which attracted big crowds on the sunny day I did the coast to coast walkway. See - Coast to Coast

A trip to New Zealand would not be complete without a few sheep chucked in. 

The base of the One Tree Hill obelisk.

The craters and terraces of One Tree Hill.

Heading to Jellicoe park on the final leg of the 16km coast to coast walk.

The coast to coast walkway signs were littered everywhere.

Sunset in Auckland.

Mark worked for Escape vans. On one of the final days in the city, along with Helen from the hostel, we headed over to Devonport which rests just over the harbour.

Me and Marky. Auckland life.

We climbed/drove up North Head in Devonport which used to be home to Fort Cautley. We came across some gun emplacements which had been built in reaction to the perceived threat posed by an increasing Russian navy in the Pacific in the 1870´s. 

The hill has an underground network of tunnels and cave that we went exploring.

Bye bye Auckland.