Tuesday 11 Dec
There seemed to be black clouds around, which did not bode well for the day. We had planned our walks at Mt Taranaki, and they would only be successful on a clear day. Despite the clouds we drove to the Southern side visitor center, and by the time we arrived the clouds had cleared and the mountain was looking magnificent. Darryl decided that there was too much snow for him to climb the main peak, so opted for Fantham's Peak (the one on the left in the photo).
I did a couple of the smaller walks, to some pools and a waterfall and had a nice relaxing day.
Darryl completed his walk in an hour less than the minimum time so had pushed himself somewhat.
We both really enjoyed what we completed. A very successful day.
I did a couple of the smaller walks, to some pools and a waterfall and had a nice relaxing day.
Dawson Falls
The hut at the top
Mt Taranaki from Fantham's Peak
Interesting landscape at the top
Wednesday
12 Dec
Visited
Arthur Davis at Stratford. Unfortunately, since our last visit in
2005, his wife Anne has passed away. At 85 Arthur is still going
strong, and still working as a panel beater. He has a fabulous
collection of over 4,000 pipes, which he showed us, but could not
show us the one he recently purchased for nearly $3000 as it is
having some work done on it. We then drove along the Forgotten World
Highway, visiting the Douglas Brick Kiln, Strathmore, Pokokura, and
Whangamomona Saddles, Moki Tunnel (known as the Hobbit's Hole), Mt
Damper Falls, Tangarakau Gorge, Joshua Morgan's grave, Nevin's
Lookout and Herlihy's Bluff, before arriving in Taumarunui for the
night. Despite this highway only being 155km long, it took us all day
to travel, and we didn't even see all the things there were to see
along the way.
Douglas Brick Kiln
Moki Tunnel
Mt Damper Falls
Old logging-era machinery on Moki Road
Joshua Morgan's grave
Herlihy's Bluff
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