Here is one of central beaches of Auckland. It’s Mission Bay. It’s very popular place to walk, to ride a bike, to swim, to have a picnic, to dine etc. We come there usually to walk along coastal line but Anton rides his bike. Despite overcast day and a smell of rain it was very warm and many people come to Mission Bay to send their Sunday.
Mission Bay takes its name from the Melanesian Mission, which was based in the bay. Some of the mission school buildings still stand in the reserve, an area of parkland adjacent to the beach. The buildings, designed by Reader Wood, date from 1858 and are built of scoria rock quarried on the volcanic island of Rangitoto. The Melanesian Mission School, also known as St Andrew’s College, was founded by Bishop George Augustus Selwyn for the education of Melanesian children.
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