When we were last in New Zealand in 2017 on our first full day we decided to try and get acclimatised. Or more correctly try to feel normal having arrived the previous day following two long flights with just a couple of hours lay over and a plane change in Dubai.
We chose to take a bus in to Auckland have a wonder around, stretch our legs and just chill. Having looked around the wharf and Marina areas, we booked an afternoon harbour tour. The boat trip was very relaxing and enjoyable, on the return journey boat took us under the harbour bridge prior to returning to the ferry terminal.
It was a very overcast day as can be seen by sky in both images. However we hadn't applied any sunscreen (I'll put that down to jet lag) that day and we both were sunburnt !
#1 The bridge, built 1955-1959 by the Cleveland Bridge and Dorman Long Joint Venture. It is New Zealand’s largest bridge and the one with the largest span.
The boat guide described the work that was carried out in the1960's which added four additional lanes to the original four. His version of it was that the name of the Japanese company which carried out the work to increase the lane capacity was far too difficult to pronounce, so they became know as the "Nippon Clipons".
The clip-ons can be seen on this image the additional steelwork being anchored on to the original concrete pillars.
#2 For those who were wondering what the signs are on the nearest concrete pillar. They are warnings about this sort of activity. I decided not to try it.
The following link is to an engineering resource that describes the construction of the original bridge and the subsequent modifications.
We chose to take a bus in to Auckland have a wonder around, stretch our legs and just chill. Having looked around the wharf and Marina areas, we booked an afternoon harbour tour. The boat trip was very relaxing and enjoyable, on the return journey boat took us under the harbour bridge prior to returning to the ferry terminal.
It was a very overcast day as can be seen by sky in both images. However we hadn't applied any sunscreen (I'll put that down to jet lag) that day and we both were sunburnt !
#1 The bridge, built 1955-1959 by the Cleveland Bridge and Dorman Long Joint Venture. It is New Zealand’s largest bridge and the one with the largest span.
The boat guide described the work that was carried out in the1960's which added four additional lanes to the original four. His version of it was that the name of the Japanese company which carried out the work to increase the lane capacity was far too difficult to pronounce, so they became know as the "Nippon Clipons".
The clip-ons can be seen on this image the additional steelwork being anchored on to the original concrete pillars.
#2 For those who were wondering what the signs are on the nearest concrete pillar. They are warnings about this sort of activity. I decided not to try it.
The following link is to an engineering resource that describes the construction of the original bridge and the subsequent modifications.
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