Palmerston North

It’s strange being back in a city after all our time in the small towns and national parks in the south island. Everything seems to cost money in the city to have fun. That being said and the poor weather forecast we decided to replenish our groceries and hit the road. The roads are flatter on the north island and less windy which makes driving a bit quicker. There is also traffic; not a lot but still more than we have seen in a month. We took the coastal route up towards Palmerston North and stopped in Kapiti for a short walk and coffee break. We found an interesting little café right off the beach. Back on the road we made another pit stop to browse a strip of outlet stores on the side of the highway. Some success, Rebecca got a new top. When we arrived at Palmerston North it was late in the day so we just continued on to our camp site at the Ferry Reserve. Palmerston North is an army and university town. It was really busy but had the cheapest gas we have seen on the trip. The drive to the campsite was a bit interesting as the road followed a deep gorge for several kilometers. We couldn’t see how deep it was but it felt like a bottomless with the thick fog that night. To add to it there were tons of signs warning of high crash zones.Read more