17. Whanganui

Monday, February 25: Cooler, sunny with variable cloud

Dave’s/Brennagh’s

A morning for a bit of a sleep-in, if only the Indian gentleman from last night hadn’t been so loud. Anyway, breakfast was a smorgasbord of cereals & toast, coffee and orange juice.

With that out of the way it was time to try to solve the technical problems. First was to make aim for Technoman at 65 Moana Street in the Wanganui East shopping center and a bit of a stroll through town. A couple of shops out there, but nothing too inviting for a meal. The guy on duty couldn’t say much about using a machine with admin rights, but he could plug in the GPS device, just not read any data. I said I would come back tomorrow and later wrote them something on their facebook page, but there doesn’t appear to be much hope. Read more…

Kia Ora!

Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to another journey to the other side of the planet.

This time it’s the North Island, and the dates are February 9 – April 7, 2019.

Whanganui River Journey, February, 2015, just after starting
Whanganui River Journey, February, 2015, just after starting
There is still unfinished business: The Whanganui River Journey still has to be filmed after the loss of the camera on the last trip (2015). And while in Ohakune, there’s plenty to do, and escape the crowds at the same time. Why not the Round the Mountain Track this time, instead of the Tongariro Northern Circuit? And perhaps shoot some views of Ruapehu in the sunset or sunrise. Read more…


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