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| Mt Taranaki reflected in the Pouakai Tarn |
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| Caper Egmont Lighthouse |
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| SS Gairloch wreck |
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| Govett Brewster art Gallery |
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| By the Camphouse at Egmont Visitor Centre |
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| Poets Bridge at Pukekura Park |
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| Te Rewa Rewa Bridge |
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| Tongaporutu |
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| The Three Sisters at Tongaporutu |
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| Elephant Rock |
The Scout and I recently returned from our annual winter holiday. This time we went to New Plymouth, on the West Coast of the North Island, a beautiful coastal city dominated by Mt Taranaki. We were blessed with the most fabulous fine but cold weather, so each day were able to see the snow topped mountain from pretty much everywhere we went.
Probably the highlight of the trip was doing one of my bucket list day hikes - The Pouakai Tarn track. Its a relatively easy walk, approximately 6.3 km of boardwalk and stairs, uphill to the hut, downhill to the tarn and vice versa on the way back. We were fortunate to have a gloriously fine wind free day, so were able to get the fabulous reflection photos the tarn is renowned for, even though there was ice on it.
New Plymouth is a beautiful city, lovely street art, a coastal walkway, great eateries and galleries, and parks.
Well worth visiting.
