Harbour cruise and Motuihe Island

The last day of our NZ holiday was out at sea. We took a harbour cruise to Devonport, Rangitoto Island then to Motuihe Island where we spent a few hours by the beach. It was again such a beautiful day and the temperature was high enough for some of us to go into the water!







Rangitoto island (a little bit hazy)



Oscar and Saskia



Merryn and Dennis

The island is a recreation reserve controlled by the Department of Conservation (DOC). They were doing a drive around when we got to the island. We found this guy swimming very close to the shore. Apparently they are hiding from orcas which are a kind of dolphin. We didn't see any orcas this time but how cool would that be to see these sea creatures in the wild!





Oliver loved the beach - yes! he no longer complains about sand on his feet!





Look at the smile on his face!



Our lunch spot.





Time for us to go back to the city.



It was just what we needed to finish up our holiday. We had so much fun and I am truly in love with this Motuihe island, very close to Auckland but just perfect place for a day out. You are allowed to camp on the island too, we certainly plan to camp there on our next holiday!