A bit of a non event day today as we left New Plymouth at 9am to travel to Wellington. Before heading south we drove to the coastline just north of New Plymouth to see the Te Rewa Rewa bridge (its shape is said to invoke the wind), which was the start of the coast walkway we did yesterday. There were lots of birds riding the surf (mainly black cormorants fighting over any fish they caught) as well as someone on their paddle board. We then drove back through New Plymouth and continued on the Surf Highway around the coast, catching glimpses of Mt Taranaki through the swirling cloud as we traversed round its huge base. Interesting we didn't see any surf despite the name of the route! We stopped for fuel in Wanganui and not long after pulled over at a lay by at the road for lunch. We headed south then on Highway 1 towards Wellington and decided to cut across a mountain pass to Highway 2, before continuing south to our campsite at Lower Hutt, which is across Wellington Harbour from the city. After having another dinner cooked on the bbq, we spoke to Richard and Lesley to confirm where we would meet them in Wellington in the morning before retiring for the night.
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| Te Rewa Rewa bridge |
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| Mt Taranaki |
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| Looking out to the Tasman Sea |
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