Новая ЗеландияWellingtonLower Hutt CityMaungaraki41°12’35” S 174°52’45” E
9 марта 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
South of Stratford is the town of Patea, which has a monument to the Polynesians who arrived by ocean-going canoe (waka) and originally settled the area. The monument was famously used in the musicЧитать далее
10 марта 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
On the return trip the next day, we stopped off in Foxton, which used to have a thriving flax industry--my maternal grandmother's dad worked as an engineer in one of the flax mills. Unfortunately, theЧитать далее
11 марта 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This city on a mighty river--the Whanganui, which rises in the Volcanic Plateau in the middle of the North Island--recently won an award for the way its main shopping area has been transformed.
On myЧитать далее
Новая ЗеландияTaranakiNew Plymouth DistrictAhititiMount Messenger38°53’32” S 174°35’48” E
12 марта 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Once it gets past the Motonui power station north of New Plymouth, SH3 in North Taranaki is extremely scenic--following the Awakino River gorge, climbing up Mt. Messenger and through the tunnel at theЧитать далее
Новая ЗеландияAucklandAuckland AirportAuckland International Airport37°0’30” S 174°47’6” E
13 марта 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
I went by Intercity bus from Cambridge to Auckland. The seats downstairs are really comfy, but still folks put their feet on them. Those are Golden State Warriors scuffs, so I had to take a photo ofЧитать далее
