Mountainbiking & Drive to Egmont NP

As previously mentioned, we couldn't do the famous (probably grueling) 22 km hike. Instead we chose to spent valentine's day doing the next best romantic activity: Mountainbiking. 🚲 🏔️
After very little research we decided to do the Old Coach Road Track, a 15km (Joni is gonna find that a hilarious distance) mountainbike trail featuring scenic views, tunnels and an old railway track. Unsurprisingly, the weather wasn't great but at least there was no chance of us getting sunburnt for once. The track was challenging and slippery but we did enjoy the downhill sections a lot.

Finished with our 2 hour mountainbike session, we set of to drive to our next destination - the Te Papakura O Taranaki (formerly Mount Egmont) National Park.
On the way we stopped for some delicious real berry ice cream at the Windermere berry farm. Tired from our bike ride, we spent the rest of the evening enjoying the views of Mount Egmont.Read more