Today we drove to Taumarunui. Tomorrow we catch a shuttle from Ongarue to Pureora to the start of the Timber Trail.
Today we saw the most beautiful gardens at Tapuwae. It is the lady's life work and is magnificent. I would love to see it in Spring when it would be ablaze with colour from the rhododendrons and magnolias. There are so many places to stop and while away an hour or two reading a book but she is always busy maintaining the garden.
We also walked in to see the largest totara in the world. It was a pleasantly shaded walk. A bit hard to get a photo. It is not cleared around it like Tane Mahuta. Estimated age between 1750 and 1850 years.
We popped into Pureora for a look and found old tractors preserved from old logging days.
Tonight we had dinner with Bruce Hopkins,who is walking the Te Araroa Trail, taking his father and brother home to Stewart Island, and raising money for grandparents raising grandchildren.
There are several young people biking around NZ. Some are also following the Tour Aotearoa trail and others are making it up as they go. Either way, we are all enjoying it most of the time.
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