 | Day 37 Orere Point to Whangateau |
| Tags: | Day 37 Orere Point to Whangateau |
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| Orere Point and still no live possum |
| Searched high and low last night - No possums |
| Farewell to Orere Point - Great for kids |
| The beach at Orere |
| Ponui & Waiheke Islands to the north |
| Orere Point campsite was on this hill |
| Howick Historical Village |
| Opened in 1980 by a group of historians |
| A fencibles tent - Chris felt quite at home |
| Sgt Michael Fords cottage |
| Inside Sgt Fords cottage |
| The Howick Arms in 1848 was open 6am to 10pm |
| Bread oven at the rear of the General Store |
| Inside the pub |
| The general store, next door, sold everything |
| Beer & Skittles - nothing changes |
| The Maori mail runners cottage |
| The range in Sgt Barry's cottage |
| Sgt William Hawkesworth Barry moved in in 1848 |
| Ararimu Valley School was rebuilt here in 1980 |
| The school was originally constructed in 1872 |
| 1852 saw the Howick Methodist Church added |
| Inside the church which is still used today |
| Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander wrote popular hymns |
| Howick Church is a popular wedding venue |
| Reconstructed Settler's "Sod" Cottage |
| The "Bodger" would make anything & everything here |
| John Bycrofts 1855 Flour Mill was rebuilt here too |
| The wheel still goes round - not this fast though! |
| Slo-mo water wheel |
| Artefacts inside the old mill |
| Pakuranga School was originally built in 1880 |
| The village carpenters workshop |
| A small "whare" and "pataka" |
| Outside the Smithy |
| Inside Wagstaffs blacksmiths shop |
| The forge, anvil and selection of irons & tongs |
| Col de Quincys cottage with Puhi Nui behind |
| Howick Court House and a Fencibles Cottage |
| The Eckford farm homestead dates from 1850 |
| Puhi Nui's owners farmed 2,846 acres in 1861 |
| The elegant dining room laid for eight |
| A drawing room complete with sea chest |
| Auckland skyline from the Kepa Road |
| Motoring south down Albert Street, Auckland |
| A rain glimpsed Sky Tower from Wyndham St |
| Aucklands Sky Tower in the rain |
| The base of the tower in Victoria St |
| Auckland form the Harbour Bridge ramp |
| Auckland Harbour Bridge approach |
| Arrival at Whangateau holiday park |
| The truck before we start cleaning out |
| Here's to a job well done |
| Whangateau harbour looks better when the tide's in |
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![Reconstructed Settler's "Sod" Cottage](http://photos.a-trip.com/view/218723/-//0/FA520.jpg?s=75 "Reconstructed Settler's "Sod" Cottage")
![The "Bodger" would make anything & everything here](http://photos.a-trip.com/view/218724/-//0/FA9D3.jpg?s=75 "The "Bodger" would make anything & everything here")
![A small "whare" and "pataka"](http://photos.a-trip.com/view/218731/-//0/FCB46.jpg?s=75 "A small "whare" and "pataka"")
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