Mount Taranaki New Plymouth

Sunday 10th February 2013
Stratford car park wasn't so bad after all as they switched off the bells at 10.00pm and the 21st birthday party ended with some raised voices, but we did get some sleep. Our first free parking experience, but we had the company of a Dutch couple. In the morning we awoke to a misty start but it dissolved quickly in the …

Our Christmas plans were in disarray
due to our extended stay in New Plymouth. We had thought we may have
a Christmas in “the Mainland” - the South Island for a change but
were thrown a curve ball with friends Jeff and Sue inviting us to
join them in the Bay of Islands where they had a boat. The problem
with that, …

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uit Stefaan's pen gerold/dutch part written by Stefaan:
Vroeg opstaan is de boodschap. Eerst dachten we aan 05.00 uur, maar 06.00 uur lijkt vroeg genoeg, want de weersvoorspellingen geven zon die zich pas in de loop van de dag zal laten zien. In de rugzakken toch warme kledij en regenjassen meenemen, je …

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יצאנו לדרך בקאנו עמוס בציוד שלנו שמאוב 96;ח בחביו 14; אטומו 14 …

... a nice boring straight Australian road. State Highway 3 weaved its way around the coast and finally came to a stop in New Plymouth, Taranaki's principal centre. We drove into town and quite liked what we saw, a city full of old and new architecture ...

... and New Plymouth. So at about 4pm we set off, and this time I actually drove some of the way. It took about 3hrs to get to New Plymouth. When we got there we went into the city centre and had a look at the Wind Wand. It is basically a big red pole ...

... Whoops. After seeing some of the post-calf cows, we went on to have a quick tour around Okato village and then onto New Plymouth.  Currently, we are by the Tasman sea.  The volcanic activity of mount Taranaki gives the local sand a deep ...

... farm with the Mogers, meanwhile Jamie and I borrowed the car and headed off along Surf Highway and made our way up to New Plymouth - a great little city. The whole area is stunning, volcanoes and the coast within 10 miles of each other. Next day we ...

... , as the Tasman was calm. But the fog on the mountain had cleared and we had good views of Mount Taranaki from the drive. Arrived in New Plymouth where we got a campsite for the night, within walking distance of the Festival of Lights park where we ...

... op de boerencamping bij Arapuni, gezellig met ze'n 2-en, wat koeien en de sterrenhemel, gingen we richting New Plymouth in de provincie Taranaki die er uit ziet als een groot oog, met in het midden als pupil Mout Egmond/Taranaki. De ...

... soda water and it was delicious.   After about an hour or so, we said goodbye. We drove up the coastal route to New Plymouth which was a bit disappointing because it's not really along the coast. We saw the water for, like, 45 seconds.  But at ...

... on the whereabouts of these hooligans will not go without reward. So it took a good few months of laying low in 'New Plymouth' before the inevitable comparison between myself and the 'wanted' posters of 'Mary Christmas' began to die down.  Using ...

... long before the wine was flowing.  After a lazy morning the following day well we did do some clothers washing we went into New Plymouth primarily to look around the outdoor shops to get a last few bits for South America.  We had an all you ...

... , so walking up Mount Taranaki remained out of the question. Fortunately a welcome diversion presented itself in the form of Taranaki vs Canterbury at New Plymouth' Yarrow Stadium. Watching a live rugby match in NZ has been on our 'to-do' list since we ...