After two mountain and one cycling back to back days we decided we needed a rest day today. We had a leisurely start enjoying breakfast outside in the sunshine before doing a few chores, catching up on emails, planning a few things for the South Island and starting to think about South America. Given we didn't eat out yesterday we decided to walk into New Plymouth for lunch. The campsite is about 4km out of the town which we walked to along the lovely coastal walkway in the warm sunshine enjoying the views out to sea. New Plymouth is the only international deep water port in this part of New Zealand. You can see the port as you walk along which unfortunately includes a rather ugly power station. We'd seen what looked like a very nice cafe in Lonely Planet and decided to go there for lunch, only to find it was back near the campsite so headed back this time walking through the town. It was certainly a good recommendation and we enjoyed quiche and salad before heading back. The rest of the afternoon was spent chilling out in the sunshine. Simon cooked steak and sausages on the bbq (the facilities on all the campsites are really good) and then it was an early night. Tomorrow we're driving south to Wellington which is c370km from here.
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| The coastal walkway with New Plymouth, the port and Sugar Loaf islands in the background |
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| The main high street |
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