Karin has a friend visiting, so it is time to head off to Stony Batter again. These are the old military tunnels from WWII servicing some large guns used to protect sea entrances to Auckland. The tunnels were shut down for a month or two due to some silly spat between the volunteers who run the place and the Department of Conservation that think they do. Anyway, things are back open, it is a beautiful day, and time for a visit. They have opened up a lower level that contains the control center and some other new aspects. Lots and lots of steps to go down!
After the tunnels, we continued our island tour, visiting the Pioneer Cemetery and checking out some of the unusual inhabitants of the island. This being New Zealand, sheep were involved.
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