Daily Photo – Rainy Day at the Viaduct Harbour
The other day I saw a photo taken somewhere in the Viaduct Harbour. It was fine, sunny, and filled with people happily strolling around, visiting a few of the nearby bars and restaurants in the afternoon sunshine. In fact, it was the exact opposite of when I was there. From my vantage point on the Eastern Viaduct near the corner of Lower Hobson Street and Quay Street, the rain bounced off the pavement while the wind swirled between the surrounding buildings, driving it at odd and unexpected angles. Looking back across the Viaduct Harbour, then towards where the city should have been, now replaced by a thick, heavy white mist, I contemplated my surroundings and couldn’t help thinking that perhaps this was a more accurate introduction to Auckland than the polished waterfront scenes that appear in tourism campaigns. The harbour was rough, the wind unpleasant, and the city itself had vanished completely into cloud, yet there was still something strangely captivating about it all.
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