We started the morning at St. Thomas More - crazy, right!? There are actually several churches around here, but we couldn’t pass on going to St. Tom’s. The church was packed- standing room only packed. We were a bit curious about mass after our Manly experience last year. We were very pleased! It was a bit more traditional than our own St. Tom’s, but everyone sang and responded. And, people didn’t talk through the whole service! Definite win.
After mass, we headed over to Fusion Cafe in Ponsonby for brunch. It was super tasty. Recommended. We spent the rest of the afternoon shopping, kicked it off at a Ponsonby bookstore and ended with ice cream over by the wharf. It was pretty unremarkable. Auckland is a big city with a lot of people and quite a bit of construction. A couple of the spots were cute, it we mostly found cafes, home stores and clothing boutiques. It was a nice confirmation that we were good not spending more time in the city.
Back north, toward home now, to Deep Creek Brewery & Eats. It was another good stop. Btw- we’ve been super impressed with all the food in NZ; it’s significantly better than Sydney. Anyway, this stop was no exception. Good food. Decent beer. There was an India Brown Ale that was quite interesting, along with an IPA made with hops oil. Both new, always fun.
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