Shakespear Park

As the day for returning our hire car was rapidly approaching, on Sunday we decided to drive out of Auckland a little bit. We found ourselves at Shakespear Park, at the end of the Whangaparoa penisula.



It's unclear if the Kiwis just can't spell, or whether they are referring to someone other than the great bard. Either way, the park was just the place for a quiet stroll on a Sunday afternoon. It had something of an English feel about it - gentle rolling hills, and of course, as we knew had to happen sooner or later, sheep:


What was less expected was the appearance of some incredibly tame peacocks, including this one, who decided he was most definitely going to `shake his tailfeathers' at us.