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January 23rd 2017
Published: January 29th 2017
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Week three of our New Zealand road-trip started with a 'cross-country' drive from Napier on the East Coast to Whanganui on the West Coast, which even with a lunch break spent near one end of Manawatu Gorge only took about three hours! Along the way we enjoyed some unexpected views of what could only have been Mount Ruapehu (the tallest mountain on the North Island at 2797m) sporting an impressive ... Read Full Entry



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Under sunny skies

New Plymouth foreshore - take one
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Under sunny skies

New Plymouth foreshore - take two
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Under sunny skies

New Plymouth foreshore - take three
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Scenic Diversion

Riverside walkway in New Plymouth
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Waterside Walkway

Waiwhakaito River, New Plymouth
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Modern Masterpiece

Rewa Rewa Bridge across the Waiwhakaito River
Scenic StrollScenic Stroll
Scenic Stroll

Riverside scenery in New Plymouth
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Waving in the Wind

New Plymouth waterfront in the late afternoon sunshine
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Palm trees and church steeples

Church in New Plymouth
Sleeping GiantSleeping Giant
Sleeping Giant

Light installation in Pukekura Park
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Illuminated Footbridge

Part of Pukekura Park's Festival of Lights
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Colourful Waterfall

Another light installation in Pukekura Park
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Bubbling Brook

Freshwater spring on Taranaki's lower slopes
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Forest-fringed plunge pool

Dawson Falls from above
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Morning Mist

Dawson Falls from above, next day
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Underground River

Natural bridge on the Ruakuri Bushwalk
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Surrounded by ferns

Linda getting acquainted with the native fauna
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Walking through the earth

Mangapohue Natural Bridge
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Perfect Plume

Weirenga / Bridal Veil Falls from the upper viewpoint
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Weirenga / Bridal Veil Falls from the middle viewpoint
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Weirenga / Bridal Veil Falls from the lower viewpoint



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