Not to be confused with my last post about Mangarara Station, we took Mangatarata Road until it dead ended yesterday. My grandfather used to love doing “Sunday” drives, even if they weren’t on a Sunday and seeing where he would […]
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Pre-Easter Bushwalk at Mangarara Station
I got an email the other day for things to do in the area and Mangarara Station came up again on my radar. I knew they had a lodge but also read you can walk a 30 minute loop on […]
Monckton Reserve
We had been to Monckton Reserve before…it’s where we saw the cute Morepork owl on our way out. I always hope we’ll see it again but today was not the day. However, a familiar face lately did show up! This […]
Christmas Holiday in New Plymouth
We decided at the last minute to go to New Plymouth again right before Christmas. We had been two years ago. The weather was supposed to be fine and with any luck, not many people there. About an hour away […]