Well, being back at work full time (both parents) with a 1-year old makes for a busy schedule, so the last little while has gone in an absolute flash. I stole a bit of time today to familiarise myself with Auckland from the air a bit more.
The Whenuapai airport scenery I downloaded has some P-3’s parked there - just like in real life. Neat.
Taking off from Great Barrier Island:
West end of Waiheke Island. The ferry arrives at Matiatia Bay in the forefront, Oneroa (the main settlement) can be seen at the narrow point on the island further away.
Duder regional park on the mainland, across the water from Waiheke. We hired a little city council-owned beach bach here just this weekend for one night (you can actually see the house in the map overlay) and did the dayhike around the regional park. Cheap place to stay and lovely views from on top of the hills on the hike.
The Beachlands suburb and Pine Harbour marina, starting back towards CBD - quite recognisable from the air because of the straight grid layout - you can’t find straight streets almost anywhere in Auckland.
The Whitford inlet. If you’re coming along the Eastern general aviation transit corridor along the coast to Ardmore airport, this inlet is where you turn inland to get to Ardmore.
Bucklands golf course - another very recognisable landmark:
