The city of New Plymouth has a few notable features, the mostĀ prominentĀ being Mt. Taranaki, which towers behind the city despite being many miles away. I had to wait a few days for the weather to clear a bit before I could even see it though, but I finally got a few glimpses of the volcano as I walked towards another New Plymouth highlight.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Surf Highway
Driving from Wanganui to the West Coast city of New Plymouth, one is presented with several options. The shortest drive cuts through the interior region east of Mt. Taranaki, through the town of Stratford. However, the more scenic drive follows Highway 45, the so called ‘Surf Highway’.

