MOUNT VICTORIA !

Another hot day, so to find some breeze we climbed Mount Victoria, which is the highest volcano on Auckland's North Shore, it erupted some 20,000 years ago, and its lava flows line much of Devonport's waterfront. It's opposite Mount Albert of course!



The volcano is named after our Queen Victoria, and the hill provides panoramic views of Auckland's Harbour. The views included the start of the NZ yacht races going on at the moment.



Where is it? Well,Mount Victoria is a 10 minute walk from the Devonport ferry terminal. Look at our Historic Walk in Devenport this month for other views along the way!



You can have a bird's eye view of the area including the spread of beaches and sea from both sides once you get to the top... but the strangest thing was seeing lots of red and white dotted toadstools on the top!







There was a 'disppearing gun' at the top as well, which was only fired once. It cracked the glass in some houses because it was so loud, the residents complained, and the gun was dismantled!