After church today, Paea took Nancy and I to see Western Springs. It is a gorgeous park with a large pond about 20 minutes from where we live. We were going to have FHE with all of the girls there last week, but we changed locations because of rain. It was such a pretty day to go. The walkways and pond were gorgeous. We do not have parks like that in the states. The only personal comparison I have is Hyde Park in London.
There were heaps of ducks and swans in the water and the willow tress around the pond just made the scene. There were freshwater eels in the water, which is pretty cool. I have never been that close to an eel before. It really was an amazing park.
After the park, Paea drove us up to Bastian Point to see the Micheal Joseph Salvage Memorial, who was the 1st Prime Minister in New Zealand. The memorial is on some gorgeous Maori land. It is so well kept with beautiful gardens around the memorial.The views from the top of the memorial looking into the ocean were breathtaking. It seems like everything I see here in the land of the long white cloud is beautiful.
Afterwards we had a picnic lunch at Mission Bay before going to the Parnell rose gardens on the way home. I read about the gardens before I came to New Zealand and really wanted to go. I am so glad Paea brought us to see it. The roses were beautiful and all in bloom.
The views of the roses with the ocean in the background were amazing. It was such a great day in the land of the long white cloud and I am so grateful that Paea showed us so many beautiful sights in Auckland.
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