One of the best things about New Zealand is how easy it is to hop in a car and go. Driving from A to B in New Zealand is generally a pleasure rather than a mission as it can be in so many countries overseas. I say generally because while the roads outside Auckland are mostly empty, the roads in Auckland are not. Still, this is about the wide open spaces beside the road in the central bit of the North Island. Time to hit the road….
The Roadhouse, perfect Roadhouse blues setting. Middle of nowhere ManawatuThat’s a road, there’s a speed limit, see?A bit of driftwood beside the road at Himatangi, the beach is a road remember?I call this ‘Angel’. You’ll never guess whyManawatu, from the road, old hay barn. Tararua Ranges. nothing to see here…From beside the Manwatu River Estuary. It’s Whitebaiting season. There’s one. A Whitebaiter that is. Don’t think it’s Beaver.You know what that is? That’s an unremarkable view from the side of the road in New Zealand. I bet nobody has ever taken this photo before.Old barn, farm paddocks and the Ruahine Ranges. Stark light, morning tea time.The light was rubbish, photographers would say don’t take photos in this sort of light. I don’t care.One for the DIY enthusiast, after a heavy rainfall, in the King CountryLooking south down the Waikato River from the Glen Murray Bridge. I have no idea if that’s the name of the bridge, but that’s roughly where it is.Road trip south, Eastern side of of Lake Taupo, SH32. 1st sighting of the Volcanoes of the central plateau.Lake Taupo is actually a giant volcanic crater, still, looks peaceful enough today.Boating on the crater of a super volcano sounds more dangerous than it looks, Southern end of Lake Taupo seen from SH32Classic Kiwi Road Trip shot, from beside the Te Ponanga Saddle Road. Which is a cool name for the road from Turangi to National Park, SH47.Lake Rotoaira, looks beautiful, it is.Looking up a Mountain Stream towards Mt Ruapehu. Near National ParkMt Ngauruhoe is about to disappear under the clouds.Finally, this is also a photo I’m confident nobody else has ever taken. A paddock and some trees beside the road half way between Palmerston North and Himatangi Beach. I think it’s the sky that carries it though, to be fair.
See? That’s just a short there and back trip. Come to New Zealand, go for a drive
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Beautiful! It’s on my to do list…
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Thanks! Hope you get to tick it off soon!
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