I’ll Be Driving Route Number 1

The Kiwis call it State Highway 1. I am on it today out of Wellington to Levin, onto Highway 57 at Palmerston North, then State Highway 3 to Napier. If the weather clears up and warms up (remnants of Cyclone Lusi) there will be a stop at Tararua Forest Park for a swim in Waiohine Gorge. Also making a stop in Otaki to take a squiz at the Rangiatea Maori church First though, a espresso at Memphis Belle and then a trip on the tram to the Botanical Garden in Wellington.