Today Peter drove us from Milford to New Plymouth.
It was a perfect day for travel!ing, not too hot, but sunny enough fo the countryside to look at its best. After an initial log jam in Auckland City travelling on the motorway was pretty comfortable. I was surprised to see how much more motorway there is now and also how much new motorway is under construction than there was thirteen years ago. It certainly made a lot of the drive less stressful.
After a brief stop at the bottom of the Bombay Hills for petrol our first main stop was at Pirongia where we had lunch. While it is still a typical tiny Kiwi hamlet it had a pub depicting a pastime of the area, hunting.
One of the sights that was a delight to see was the cows taking themselves back out to pasture after milking. It may be the breeds or a trick of the eye, but I was convinced the cows were. Smaller in stature than those in the UK
did you have venison?
No. Not on the menu for lunch!