Our first stop on the four hour drive to New Plymouth was a stop at the famous Waitomo Caves. They are famous for the glow worms. Since they won't allow photo's in the cave, I can't show the unbelievable beauty of the caves. There are litterly thousands and thousands of glow worms attached to the ceiling. Above is Gary and Janet Carlston, Rain and Dennis andLiz Mangrum. (Senior Missionary's from the Area Office.)
Some of the different terrain going up to Mount Taranaki
A local market in New Plymouth. One of our many stops to buy junk!
Mount Taranaki. It's the closest thing to Mount Fuji.
The gang: Elder's and Sister's Mangrum, Nance, Robertson and Carlston
The starting point if you want to climb to the top of Mount Taranaki. It's a 12 hour hike if you're fit. We just didn't have time.
Gary Carlston doing his Tarzan impersonation
Every hike is steep uphill and downhill. Nothings flat in this country!
Our first view of Mount Taranaki on our drive into New Plymouth
The only Kiwi I've seen so far, and it's behind glass
Dawson Falls
Rain and Gary and Janet taking a rest
The trail down to the falls
Some of the foliage driving around Mount Taranaki
A Stop at Hollard Gardens. This was a very beautiful garden that a man and his wife spent years developing.
A light house on the New Plymouth coast.
A view of the Tasman Sea
Adventurous Dennis hiking on the beach of boulders. The beach here isn't like any beach we've seen in New Zealand.
A view of the Tasman Sea
Adventurous Dennis hiking on the beach of boulders. The beach here isn't like any beach we've seen in New Zealand.
