In the mountain's shadow

New Plymouth is a pretty town on the Coast, a place where Char spent her first 3 years as a physio and a place with a lot of memories and old friends for her. Apart from visiting the hospital to catch up with those acquaintances still working there, we did a few of the typical tourist things while the aching pain in our legs subsided from the previous days exertions on the mountain.



The Wind Wand stands on the Coastal Walkway, a concrete path running the length of the city coastline and providing a great jogging and cycling avenue.



The moutain is never far away, and can be seen from all over the city:





Ngamotu Beach is Char's favourite beach from her time here:



It can be reached down a steep sandy bank - fortunately there are steps to come back up!





It makes a popular surfing beach: