It was a beautiful day when we left Chateau Tongariro for Hawera, although a bit coolish outside. The scheduled drive is about 150 miles with some on gravel and winding roads of the Forgotten Highway.
Again we left alone, with little knowledge of the days route plan.
Not long after leaving, we headed toward the Forgotten Highway and approached a Lavender Farm. We debated stopping there, but we were way behind everyone else, and it was too early for a coffee break.
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| Lavender Farm |
We later learned that everyone else stopped there, and we had driven by and gotten ahead of them all. I was so sad that we just didn't stop anyway, as I love lavender. There is another Lavender Farm on Day 36, so we will be sure to stop there, no matter what.
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| Photo by Michael |
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| Photo by Michael or Dave |
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| Photo by Dave |
IOne question we had been asking was "do sheep and cows graze together?" Apparently the answer is "yes".
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| Yes, Cows and Sheep Graze Together. |
We soon reached the gravel portion od the Forgotten Wold Highway, and found the surface to be not nearly as bad as we had anticipated.
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| Forgotten Highway Gravel Road |
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| One Lane Tunnel |
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| Lunch Stop at Whanganomona Hotel |
We arrived about noon time at Whanganomona Hotel to find only three other couples had arrived. As it was close to lunchtime, we ordered a very delicious sandwich.
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| All the other Morgan's Arrive |
As we were about to leave, the big group arrived….
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| Lunch Stop |
When we were driving up the road, the shepherd was gathering his flock to move them down the highway IN FRONT OF DAVID.
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| Moving Sheep by Dave |
Eventually we arrived at the Kerry Lane Motel where the horses and pig pens were in the middle of the property
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| Motel |
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| Kerry Lane Hotel in Hawera |
Dinner was Kentucky Fried Chicken with coleslaw, mashed potatoes and gravy with our guests Michael and Patsy.
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