Parakai - Monday 8th October

Monday the 8th Ocober

First whole day at Parakai Springs. We went up to town to do a bit of shopping:


The lady in the Visitor Centre was really nice and helpful. Further up town we found these lovely old buildings that had been given a new lease of life:

The BNZ - now a private home:


... and the old Post Office now a community Centre


Further up the hill we found the town cemetery with Mary- Anne looking for McLeods



We also found the Helensville wharf down just off the main street:


... looking back up the Kaipara River:


It is an "upside down" river at this point.

Then we went down to the Helensville Museum back on the way to Parakai

Here is the entrance:-


.. and then the Museum itself. It was closed - struggling with volunteers to staff it! Mary-Ann was disappointed as she had family connections that she wanted to look at:


Hendley house next to it


... and then the Magistrates Court


On the way back we found an old shack by the entrance:


On our return to the car we found the walkway into town:



... at the end of which was the Town Ferry landing. All the boats stuck in the mud:




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