The last day in Auckland started with torrential rain and hurricane force winds blowing cyclists out of the way. Thankfully, all the streets in the center are equipped with awnings and you can move around staying dry, but crossing the road was wet. There's a little bit of the museum in the post, and a lot of airplanes.

001 - It was rainy and windy on the last day

002 - But, as usual in New Zealand, everything cleared up within 20 minutes :)

003 - The rain didn't stop some from flying…

004 - …and diving

005 - After the rain, the contrast is so striking

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007 - A local resident with a local hut

008 - A typical Maori hut

009 - Typical Maori :)

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012 - hints are projected from above. very convenient.

013 - tools for killing, eating, and soothing

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017 - an old elephant asking not to be disturbed

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019 - National Geographic Exhibition

020 - living beautiful creatures in the aquarium

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023 - the floor is made of glass, with a lobster underneath

024 - how much is the fish

025 - earthquake simulator

026 - Stones - we play rock!!! \m/

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030 - Kiwi - national pride

031 - Kiwi bird and egg

032 - a green, puffy delight

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037 - Airbus A320 is so small compared to Boeing 777

038 - The A320 was towed to take off

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040 - Airbus A330-200 landed

041 - A330 taxiing to its parking spot

042 - A330 up close

043 - airport services are in a hurry to serve the newcomer

044 - A330 is being unloaded from the front

045 - A330, sucking out the kaka (waste)

046 - A330, unloading more containers

047 - Boeing 474

048 - A330 is being refueled with new food

049 - observation deck at Auckland Airport

050 - A330 refueling

051 - Jetstar Airbus A320

052 - suddenly, out of nowhere, it appeared, can't understand…

053 - all done! the plane was repainted and took off within an hour and a half!

054 - another comparison of A320 and Boeing 777

055 - Auckland Airport is among the top 10 in the world

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057 - and this is an A340-313 for 390 passengers!

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059 - vroom!

… he flew away, but he promised to come back 🙂