We Continue Our Journey
Now we are aboard the bus again. We head for where the Waikato River pours through the narrow chasm to form the Huka Falls. This is such a powerful force of water being fed into such a narrow area. The noise and the colour of the water were breathtaking.
As we came back to the coach, after taking photos and video, there was a cheeky, but thirsty wild ‘chook’ having a drink of the air-conditioner water from the bus. Another light-hearted moment that we captured on film.
We passed Lake Taupo, the largest lake in New Zealand that is world famous for its trout fishing.
Next stop we went to a lovely isolated waterfall viewing area. This was such a peaceful place and the views were worth it. I just can’t remember the name of it.
We continued across the Central Plateau with its intensive forestry development and arrived at the Hawkes Bay region and the city of Napier. Napier is noted as the world capital of Art Deco building style. Napier is also remembered as the city that was flattened by an earthquake in 1939. We visited the Hawkes Bay Museum. This is a very interesting city that was totally rebuilt after the quake.
We went for a walk on the beach here too. The sand was black and so much different to the beaches we have here in Australia. But the ocean views were spectacular!
A few minutes drive from Napier we arrived at our overnight accommodation in Hastings at the Angus Hotel.