Pukekura Park Waterfall

On the way out we watched the waterfall;

Pukekura Park Rhododendrons

Last of all we found Christine's favourite part the Rhododendron garden:

Pukekura Park Poet's Bridge

This curiosity is actually named after a horse that won its backer a lot of money. He gave the money for the bridhe to built. Tragically his body was found floating in the water under the bridge several years later:

Pukekura Park Fernery

I always love going to this place becuase of the fact that it is partly underground and full of ferns, orchids, bromeliads and other tropical palnts:

Pukekura Park Cafe

It was a beautiful day when went to Pukekura Park on Sunday morning. Our first stop was at the Cafe and while we were there a Kereru flew down and perched in the Kowhai within cooing distance:

Waitara Cliffs

We walked down to the base of the cliffs under the motel. Even on a calm day like this the waves came crashing in:-

Len Lye's Wind Wand

On the way home we visited Len Lye's "Wind Wand" down on the waterfront and here it is:-

Statues

The after the Lions we came across these statues up at the corner of a building:-

Lions

The across the road we found these "Lions" plus messages:-

Len Lye's "The Loop".

In the third space was this "loop" of stainless steel. It was n't moving when we first got there but the attendant said that it would start soon so we waited and here is the result:-

Len Lye's "Grass"

In the next room was this gentle but effective structure:-

Len Lye's "Fountains"

Here are Len Lye's "Fountains" inside the museum. Facinating to watch!

The Len Lye Museum

That afternoon we went to visit the Len Lye Museum. The exterior is absolutely stunning!

as is the interior:

Maui

From the motel we could see the Maui platform in the distance:-

The Seaview Motel

After a beautiful drive further on down the coast we eventually arrived at our motel at Waitara:

It had a great view out over the coast:

Mount Taranaki

On the drive from Mokau we caught a glimpse of Mount Taranaki, the iconic symbol for the district:-

We're Off!

On Sunday morning at 9:30 we loaded up the van and set off for a night in New Plymouth to visit the Len Lye Museum.
On the way we stopped at Mokau Beach to have a look at the sea:-