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Our journey was approaching the finish line. The whole group we travelled with flew back to Moscow, but we decided to extend the trip for another couple of days, rent a car and drive to the town of Tutukaka (something about 180 km from the Auckland).
Here in the post you can see two days: one day for diving and a walk near Tutukaka, and the last day — a farewell look at Auckland.
So, first Tutukaka. It is a small town on the east coast of the northern part of the North Island. A little more pictures of it's pretty marina with many boats can be found here.
Diving centers in Tutukaka organize daily diving trips at the The Poor Knights Islands, a place that Jacques Cousteau loved very much.
We enjoyed the boat trip, looked first at the coastline and different boats...
...and at the islands, their grottoes and arches. Everything is green. But landing on the islands, as far as I know, is prohibited for environmental reasons. So you can only look outside, above water and under water.
The underwater world here is very unusual, and you can still climb the crack into the island. We do not have our own underwater photos, those below were taken by the instructor of Dive! Tutukaka diving center, for which we say "Thanks"! We look funny here, don't we?
And in the evening, happy with one of our little dreams came true — to dive in New Zealand, we went for a walk in the Tutukaka Reserve park.
We climbed into the cave and looked at the surroundings from a height where the automatic beacon is located. We can recommend this place — you can walk relaxed along the coastline and hills or you can climb higher for the sake of good views.
The next day we drove back to Auckland. Having bought additional souvenirs, we decided to spend the evening in Mount Victoria Reserve.
Like many mountains here, Mount Victoria is a volcano, about 87 m high. At the top, we found such cute mushrooms near this structure. They are part of the ventilation system and are simply decorated.
It offers excellent views of downtown Auckland.
The harbor and inner bay are also clearly visible.
There are many secluded spots in the shade of trees, benches where you can sit and admire the views. On one such, we met our last sunset in New Zealand.
The sight of the setting sun or dawn sun is my weakness, as you can see from the photos of my blog. So why should I deny myself the pleasure? :)
And the next day we flew home. The journey is over. It's good that there are always memories and photos!
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