{"id":349,"date":"2012-12-11T17:05:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T07:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burblechaz.com\/blog\/?p=349"},"modified":"2012-12-11T17:25:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-11T07:25:43","slug":"auckland-harbour-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/burblechaz.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/auckland-harbour-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Auckland Harbour"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a three hour time difference, getting up at 0700 NZ time was somewhat challenging. After a full eight hours of stand-up facilitating, I was in need of a beer. My search for a suitable hostelry (not a difficult exercise in Auckland) was slightly delayed by the general photogenic nature of the harbour, improved by a chance to see an AC72. Pictures, then.<\/p>\n

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KZ1, the Big Boat.<\/p>\n

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Superyacht. Not jealous at all.<\/p>\n

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Constructive (ha) use if surplus TEUs<\/p>\n

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Harbour, with most of the NZ Navy in the distance. Both the ANZAC frigates, anyway.<\/p>\n

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Purse seine net.<\/p>\n

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Auckland has a harbour bridge too!<\/p>\n

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Nav marks, repurposed as Art.<\/p>\n

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Same sort of thing, with those containers again.<\/p>\n

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Chuffing great sea gull, with a juvenile in the background. Huge units with blue feet. Feed mainly on chips, unattended small children and any dog smaller than a rottweiler.<\/p>\n

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Steinlager2 with a pair of old\u00c2\u00a0 America’s Cup yachts in the background.<\/p>\n

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Lots of lovely old wood, maintained by someone other than me. This makes me happy.<\/p>\n

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Insane racing machine, 2002 vintage. <\/p>\n

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Insane racing machine, 2012 vintage.<\/p>\n

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Airborne. Well, crane-borne anyway. Those foils are bonkers.<\/p>\n

And thus to the pub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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