21 of us met at Onehunga reserve/car park and started walking at 8.30 am. Carl Yang led the group, with
Kim Jones as the co-leader and tail end Charlie. We are pleasantly surprised by the beautiful purple
blooms of the Jacaranda trees on the roads as we headed into Jellicoe Park through the memorial arches.
Nelson sighted a stray shopping trolley on the way to Royal Oak and set an exemplary role model by pushing
it back to Pak n Save. Heather followed his example and pushed another stray shopping trolley. We continued
our walk into One Tree Hill domain. An executive decision was made and the group was split into two with
some going to the cafe, while the others went up the Maungakiekie summit for a stunning 360deg views
of Auckland, and managed to join the second group for ice creams before making our way to Mt Eden where
we stopped for lunch enjoying the stunning views. We could see One Tree Hill and Onehunga Harbour in
the distance. Nelson shared devotions on Volcanoes and encouraged us to be "salt flavouring and examples
of beauty and peace."
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After lunch, we continued to Outhwaite Park and then the Auckland Domain. We could see the setup
stage/food stalls etc for Christmas in the Park tonight. We were impressed with the beautiful blooms
in the Winter Gardens, an opportunity for more photos. Finally we walked through K Rd and deviated from
the Auckland Council Coast to Coast Walkway by walking through the pink path (Te Ara I Whiti/ The Lightpath)
through to Myers Park and Queen St. A few decided to take the bus while 8 people took the train back
to Onehunga. Those on the bus arrived back at 4.25pm with the rest arriving shortly after.
It
was a long walk about 19km but we were so blessed with the cool weather with some sunshine and couple
of short showers.
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