Auckland & Waiheke Island

Well it has been a great couple of days. Dianna and I were a little draggy the first day here but we went out strolling around downtown Auckland. We decided to look at a place in the brochure called the Victoria Market..what a bust it felt like we were back in Freetown. What we did not know was that we had walked by the busy street in Auckland called Queen Street. We did find our way back and found a fabulous International Food Court and had some fantasic Thai food. Melissa arrived  around supper and we  had a quiet night at the apart ment with supper and a glass of wine.

On wednesday the 21st we headed out for Waiheke Island a small island just 45 minutes east from the harbour in Auckland. We did a hike around the shore to catch a couple of wineries. Fantasic views. We were all hot. When the sun comes out it is extremely hot.
Here is a shot of the three of us overlooking the harbour entrance.

To the left is a shot of the wharf landing at the Matiatia Ferry Terminal on Waiheke Island. We hiked for 2 hours before we found our way to the first Winery.

Our first Winery was the Jurassic Ridge. A small winery that only produces 12,000 litres a year. He is the sole employee and hires out only for certain things that need to be done at specific times. He has 4 different grapes and only makes four wines. He just won a gold seal for his rose wine and was completely sold out.

The Winery next door called the Mud Brick was a fabulous spot that had a great restaurant and fabulous view.

We took the ferry back to Auckland and picked up some supper and headed back to the apartment to end a great day.
Tomorrow we pick up the motor home and head around the north island. I have left it for the girls to plan our route so we will see where they take us.