It is finally a fine weekend. I finally got some fresh air. And a walk. And time with family.

The start of the short Auckland City Walk (1 hour), a must for anyone wanting a mini adventure.

A large-ish waterfall between two rock walls. It made a lot of noise. But finding it was hard. This is the closest I could get and it involved climbing up some very slimy and slippery rocks to get to.

The largest Silver Fern I have ever seen. See how silver it is in comparison to the green fern on the left. Unique to God’s Zone.

A magnificent Kauri tree. One of the biggest in Auckland.

A happy mum also enjoying the sunny day!

Go for a walk!

I was bored and had no one else to go with so I headed up to Okura Bush this afternoon. After driving down the road it became apparent that there was something on so I decided to turn around and do the Long Bay to Okura River walk that is only a few ks down the road instead.

According to the ARC website the Long Bay to Okura River walkway is meant to be 6km and 3 hours return. Well I did the first 3km to the Okura River in 40 minutes. The good thing about having no one else with me meant that I could fly. I was literally running at a slow jog a bit of the way. I also picked at awesome day to go. On the way to Long Bay it looked like it could rain but instead once I got to the Okura River it actually became amazingly fine. The tide was also out so you could walk out along parts of the mud flats to get some awesome photos.

Click on the images for a larger version. I am trying this gallery thing in the new version of wordpress so lets see if it works.