Leaving for NZ
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While I waited at the bus stop in Kaunakakai to go to the airport, a rainbow briefly appeared in the sky. Flew Mokulele Air across to HNL to catch an Hawaiian Airlines flight to Auckland, NZ. TheLäs mer
While I waited at the bus stop in Kaunakakai to go to the airport, a rainbow briefly appeared in the sky. Flew Mokulele Air across to HNL to catch an Hawaiian Airlines flight to Auckland, NZ. TheLäs mer
I arrived just before midnight the next day, having crossed the international date line. It was about a 9-hour flight. The photos are of the entrance gates in the arrival area of the internationalLäs mer
I stayed overnight at the Auckland International YHA in the CBD and caught a bus back out to the airport early in the morning. New Plymouth is the regional airport for Taranaki, the province where ILäs mer
Taranaki maunga viewed from The Plateau area of Egmont National Park that it is part of. Egmont was the name that Captain Cook gave the mountain, but the Maori name is more commonly used these daysLäs mer
The Stratford Harness Racing Club held a race event on the Saturday and I went with a family member in honor of my sister who used to volunteer with St. John's Ambulance at the races and at localLäs mer
From the verandah of the home where I was staying, I could see Mt. Ruapehu way in the distance as the sun rose n the east behind it.
The morning sun also makes Mt. Taranaki look even moreLäs mer
The Stratford library is now in a purpose-built, modern building in Prospero Place, with a bust of Shakespeare outside, but when I was a child and teenager growing up, it was in an imposingLäs mer
In New Zealand, a packet of 20 cigarettes costs $30, and the tax on them goes up each year in an effort to curb the effects of nicotine addiction. Ironically, in New Plymouth, a converted ambulanceLäs mer
The Taranaki Pioneer Village just south of Stratford has a plethora of old buildings filled with items from pioneer days. A little train takes you around the perimeter of it, setting out from outsideLäs mer
The largest town in Taranaki, New Plymouth, is a popular destination from Stratford in the summer because it has a beach, near the port. Ngamotu Beach--like all those around Taranaki--is a black sandLäs mer