Heading to Whanganui

Brilliantly clear day, but a heavy dew. By 10.30am the mountain was cloaked in cloud again.

We stopped at the same cafe in Inglewood. It was a really interesting place, having been a lawyers office, a grain supplier and a hairdressers and then the cafe since it was built in 1878. One further stop in Waverley to go to the loo, then we pushed on to the camping ground in Whanganui.

All the vans have a concrete pad to park on, the wifi is reliable, and the amenities are in good order so we decide to stay 2 nights. We drove out to Castlecliff through the industrial area and port. The sand is dark, and the water is dirty after all the rain we have had. Still there are a few hardy surfers.

The wide entrance to the Whanganui River - Whanganui means Big Bay

Looking up the breakwater - lots of people fishing

We walked out on the breakwater  and saw where the Whanganui River flower out to the Tasman Sea.

Down the river to the sea.

After a drive down the main street, Victoria Ave, we have a cuppa down by the river at a cafe at a cafe called The Muddy Duck - I have to say that this word muddy keeps popping up with reference to Whanganui. We went to the supermarket to restock, and then Duncan went of for a bike ride while I got tea.