Today was a quiet day at home in Devonport. I went into town to do some work in the morning at the local coffee shop. Afterwards, we got Chinese food for lunch. And then in the afternoon, Brianna had to go into the office for meetings. When the boys woke up from their naps, we went on a long walk along the Devonport coast line until it got dark. The sailboats on the sea at dusk are a beautiful sight… but the city lights of Auckland that night across the bay were so clear and stunning! Devonport is a popular town that is a short ferry ride from Auckland … so many people live here and commute on the ferry to work or shop in Auckland. The ferry terminal is at the base of the village and next to it is a little park and the village library. 
There are stores and coffee shops in the terminal and there is even a ‘Magic Broomstick Tour’ which is a segeway rental store (although I never saw anyone use one). People from Takapuna and other surrounding towns drive and park along the street next to the library and late in the afternoon around 6:00pm you can see all of the people disembarking the ferry and making their way to their cars or homes. One day when we were walking to town, two fire trucks and three police cars passed by us and we learned there had been a fire at one of the houses by the market (one of the spectators told us that this was the most excitement they had had in a while). In the mornings all the regular buses are school buses and many of the children dress in uniforms to go to Takapuna Grammar School (which is in a very fancy building!). Children at the playgounds often are barefooted and there are several ‘take away’ stores where you can pick up fish and chips or take-away chicken.
There are stores and coffee shops in the terminal and there is even a ‘Magic Broomstick Tour’ which is a segeway rental store (although I never saw anyone use one). People from Takapuna and other surrounding towns drive and park along the street next to the library and late in the afternoon around 6:00pm you can see all of the people disembarking the ferry and making their way to their cars or homes. One day when we were walking to town, two fire trucks and three police cars passed by us and we learned there had been a fire at one of the houses by the market (one of the spectators told us that this was the most excitement they had had in a while). In the mornings all the regular buses are school buses and many of the children dress in uniforms to go to Takapuna Grammar School (which is in a very fancy building!). Children at the playgounds often are barefooted and there are several ‘take away’ stores where you can pick up fish and chips or take-away chicken.
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