Hi Everyone
Kubic here
Today
We are going to...
Motutapu Island
Let's go!
Any trip to an island...
... starts on a bus station
Let's ride
Here we are at the marina...
... waiting for our ship
CBD keeps growing
Once everyone's in...
... we'll go to the island
Here we are on the island
There was a briefing
Let's walk there
On the island...
You can go tramping...
... or plant a tree
Motutapu Island is...
... the oldest island in Hauraki Gulf
... with 178 mil years history
Unbelievable
Word "Motu Tapu" ...
... means Sacred
... as full name of the island:
Te Motu Tapu a Taikehu
... or sacred island of Taikehu
Taikehu having been....
... having been a tribal priest
During World War II
... island was equipped with military buildings
... to protect Auckland Harbour
Nowadays there is a farm
Amazing
Interesting
Looks deep
... let's go inside
What is that?
Historical military bunker
Scary
Awesome
Battery Command Post
Administration Bay
Motutapu...
... sits right to...
... Rangitoto Island
During last eruption of Rangitoto 600 years ago...
Everything was wiped out there
Unbelievable
Before the eruption...
... here on the island...
... for more than 100 years...
... Maori tribes lived here
Phew
A heavy rain passed by...
... it brought Rainbow though
Island even has a small waterfall
Awesome
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