Auckland to a New Plymouth with beach time at Tongaporutu, a short walk in Pukekura Park to remind myself how beautiful it is, and an evening stroll on the waterfront.
Plus tours of two of Sustainable Backyard Gardens; so interesting, I forgot to take photos.
Zimmerbitch 
especially like the brooding beach scene. Was King Lear nearby?
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Ah, wondered who the raving old dude was!
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ha ha!
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That house on the lake is gorgeous, Su.
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Isn’t it. It is a teahouse, and gets really busy over summer.
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A teahouse is great 👍🏼
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Pukekura park was a favourite of mine when we lived there and I would love to be visiting those sustainable gardens, so many of them too. Sorry you didn’t take photos
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It is a beautiful park. I visited Pukeiti and Holland Gardens at Kaponga too. People here really know how to create gardens!! The sustainable backyards are really interesting. Not easy to get good photos though — very much work in progress.
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Thank you for the link – I often forget to take photos when I get excited …. also, to just soak in the experience is quite freeing!
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That’s true. I’ve learned to enjoy the times when I know I won’t get good shots so I can just put the camera away.
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It is a difficult habit to break, though. It is quite a funny sight when I dine out with certain friends – the minute someone’s food hits the table, and the cameras are poised & ready to shoot!
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Oh I draw the line at photographing food in restaurants — unless I’ve specifically asked everyone if they mind and then only if I plan to blog about that food. I know people who use their phones to snap everything for FB or Instagram, but I love eating too much for that.
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That’s us. We only usually remember we forgot to take a photograph after all the food has been eaten up!
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Lovely scenery as captured on your fascinating road trip, Su!
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Thanks Peter
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Stunning. I’m in need of a road trip! But not today. Winds gusting at 70-80mph at the moment. Kept me awake most of the night. Goodness knows what it’s going to be like in the garden!
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Hope the garden is ok, and the wind has died down.
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Garden seems fine other than lots of leaves on the ground. The wind died down last night but is back, not at quite those speeds I’m glad to say.
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The rehabilitative tonic that is water! My favourite is the broody rocky capture – it’s captures for me your magical touch, Su!
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Thank you so much 🙏 I know exactly what you mean about water. 😀
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All so beautiful! That beach shot is glorious! And I love that you forgot to take pics – shows that you had an awesome time. 😉
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It’s a really pretty beach. There are some cool rock formations that can be accessed at low tide — but naturally, I’m always there when the tide is coming in 😬 xx
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