Auckland
Auckland is New Zealand's largest city & has an estimated population of about 1.3 million. This equates to about a quarter of the total population of NZ. It's on the northern tip of the North Island, & it's placed amidst a landscape of water. I only had the opportunity to stay for a couple nights, but I was lucky enough to stay with a Couch Surfer who lived next to the highest natural point in Auckland!
A beautiful, but cold winter day in Auckland.
This photo was taken from Mount Eden.
Mount Eden is the highest natural point in Auckland.
From where I stayed, it was a short walk to this volcanic crater on Mt. Eden.
Mt. Eden stands at 196 meters (~643 feet) & the crater is roughly 50 meters (~164 feet) deep.
The volcano erupted several times, the last being about 60,000 years ago. It resulted in leaving a series of craters around Auckland.
From the top of Mt Eden, you can see a panoramic view of Auckland! This view is looking southeast towards some of the other craters.
There's nothing like relaxing without a care in the world. Well, not quite without a care...
Flying out of Auckland provided these clouds for the viewing.
