TOROA STEAM FERRY, A SPECIAL INVITATION

Hi Everyone new and old Thanks for choosing to watch this video,
I'm sorry its a little long but We've been waiting since 2017 to see this old beauty.
born in 1925 and serving the Auckland community till the 1980s she rode the waters carrying up to 1250 Passengers ,

made of Kauri she was/ is truly a beauty of the seas and I bet many remember seeing her sitting in the port awaiting their turn to board her,

Just before Christmas i received a Email asking if we'd like a tour and to meet some of the men who are volunteering their time to restore the Toroa Steam Ferry,
of course we couldn't turn down this offer,

Apon arriving at the ferry siting along side the western motorway in Auckland We were Greeted By Gordon and Robert who were part of a larger team,

they told us about how it was saved after been under water for a Month( 4 weeks) and how they were having to rebuild it from the inside out bottom to top,
its a big project but these men have a passion and dream to see the Toroa once again steam its way through the waters doing harbor tours and even talked about opening a museum on a lower deck,

so come along and see what we saw and enjoy a true piece of New Zealand's Maritime History With my self and The dude.

thanks for reading this far, if you'd like to donate and help in anyway or just learn more please checkout their website below.
you can also buy Survenors' made from original parts from the Toroa

https://www.steamferrytoroa.com/


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