Next stop on our way south was a lovely B&B on a farm just out of Palmerston North. It is lovely driving in the North Island, apart from the middle cold desert section everything is so green and lumpy. I noticed lots of sheep lying down, we figured there is so much grass that the sheep can have a rest they don't have to eat non stop like in Australia where everything is so dry. After we settled into our B&B, got a tour and some afternoon tea we headed out for a walk at Manawatu Gorge, again great scenery- I think I may have worn poor Bill out with all the walking!
We drove back along the Desert Road getting one final view of Mt Ngauruhoe as we drove down, this time the other side of the mountain and more snow from this angle. We stopped at the Army Museum at Wairoa and learnt heaps about the Maori Wars that took place in New Zealand.
This was the lookout from Vinegar Hill, lovely view back over where we had come from and so green
Headed up to Manawatu Gorge and did an hour walk up and down the hill through lovely forests and great views of the valley.
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