Dawn Departure to North Island

We had enough days off to allow us to have an easy start. We spent Saturday loading our backpacks for the five day walk. We put toiletries and city clothes in two small bags that we carried into the hotels, motels, and backpackers hostels during our motoring.

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The sun rose over Waiheke as the ferry pulled away.


We snacked until we got some distance away from Auckland. We had a late breakfast at a lovely cafe.


The cafe did not offer a spaghetti-filled toastee at breakfast; Benjamin ate spaghetti on toast while we looked away. New Zealand, rich in carbohydrates!


We drove around Mt. Ruapehu.

We had time to see a bit of Wanganui and dine at a nice restaurant near the river.


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