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Winter is certainly coming to Wellington!

We were wondering how autumn would be in Wellington. 

From some of the references I read, autumn in this Southern hemisphere is usually in March, April and May. May will the shoulder season as we are preparing for winter here.

Autumn or fall is certainly one of my favourite seasons. Yet, apparently autumn is not stopping by. Wellington has been wet, thundery and stormy lately. We have so much rain and the temperature has dropped to one digit. Well, if it is not because of the wind, I guess the weather is somehow still bearable. anyway, I am not trying to be whining but I was longing for beautiful autumn and the fall foliage. Hopefully we will get to see it soon. 

a bit depressing but it's so cloudy and cold here

Well, while we were in Lake Taupo, we enjoyed the slightly warmer weather and even when we went out in the evening, the weather is much more bearable. Well, I hope we will enjoy what winter has for us here in Aotearoa. 

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WW: Gowes Wellington - Our Cycling Club

Gowes Wellington - Our Cycling Club

Wellington has a lot to offer indeed, including beautiful bike path all around the city.

My hubby and I have been joining Gowes Wellington

Gowes Wellington is a lovely group of people from the office who loves riding bicycle. We have been cycling around for about 3 times to go cycling with the group in Wellington. 

We usually assemble at Balanea Bay or Evans Bay and cycle around the area. We pass the Wellington Blown Away sign, Wellington City sign, Weta Cave,  as well as the airport and even further to Shelly and Scorching Bays.

It was fun indeed!

In our trip, we always have snacks, coffee break and of course the photo sessions!

Here are some of the photos we took along the way.

Evans Bay is a perfect place to assemble

Cheers from my hubby and I

a little break at Scorching bay

The Wellington Bay in the afternoon

Evans Bay Marina at sunset

Wellington City sign

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WW: The Three Sisters and the Elephant Rock

The Three Sisters and the Elephant

One of the highlights of our sweet escapade to New Plymouth and Lake Taupo areas here in New Zealand. 

right on sunset..

As I shared previously in Escapade to New Plymouth and Lake Taupo (Part 1) , we stopped by at the Three Sisters and the Elephant Rock. Check out some photos we took here in this area.

And welcome to the Three Sisters and the Elephant Rock.

The area is also known as Tongapōrutu, which in Maori means the three sisters. As you can see, the rock formation here is grouped into three distinct shapes standing close to one another like the three sisters. 

In order to arrive in this very spot, we have to walk from the nearby beach and parking lot during the low tide. It is quite a walk and the beach can be slippery as well. We literally walked down here barefooted as it felt a lot safer. After about 15 minutes walk, we finally saw the three sisters and the elephant.

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Escapade to New Plymouth and Lake Taupo (Part 1)

Escapade to New Plymouth and Lake Taupo

During the Lebaran or Eid Al Fitr break, we had an impromptu holiday to New Plymouth and Lake Taupo area.

Since we celebrated the Victory Day on Tuesday, we then had some times around the week before the office started again. We decided to take a short trip,- which then became extended one, to New Plymouth and Lake Taupo areas. And not only us, but 3 other families as well. so in total it was 13 of us!

cheers..

The plan is to see the famous Mount Taranaki and its reflection, visit the Three Sisters and the Elephants, then explore Lake Taupo, including the Huka Falls and the Huka Prawns before heading back to Wellington. Well, We still had time but I was planning to have an open house for Eid Al Fitr on Sunday so we had to be back to Wellington on Saturday.

Our first stop was the city called Foxton.

welcome to Foxton!

We stopped at Cafe de Mollen although unfortunately the cafe was closed. 

We still enjoyed the lunch break here on the picnic table in front of the cafe and the mollen, or the wind mill. 

We bought some souvenirs as well and tried the Foxton Fizz in raspberries. Delicious indeed and we got some home as well.

the Foxton Fizz is...

We then continued our trip to Mt Taranaki area but apparently we were too late and it was too cold already so we didn't get a glimpse of it. We then went straight to the beach area, the Three Sisters and the Elephant. Lucky us we arrived on time as the sunset was beautifully starting. We walked barefoot from the parking lot to the wonderful arrays of rocks, beach and brilliant sky. It was magical!

Then after a good rest in Coronation Court Motel in New Plymouth, we explored the surrounding areas in the morning before heading to Taupo. 

the top of Mt. Taranaki from afar

We went to the Te Rewa Rewa Bridge and Fitzroy Beach. The bridge was under renovation but we still managed to enjoy the beautiful view and pathway in this area.

the Te Rewa Rewa Bridge

As it's winter, we certainly did not go to the water LOL. But it was not less fun as we took so many photos here. We finally had a glimpse of Mt. Taranaki here.

the bridge and Mt. Taranaki a far

On the way to Lake Taupo, we took the State Highway 43 or the Forgotten World Highway. 

welcome to the Forgotten World Highway

Although the road was very challenging, the view is so beautiful and at some points it reminded us to Palisades highway back in New York. We stopped by and took more photos in some spots that have autumn signs like those beautiful  foliage trees and deserted roads. Here are the photos we have.

cheers...

Well, that's the first part of our little Escapade to New Plymouth and Lake Taupo this year. Wait for more story and adventures yaaaa.