Continuing on my journey from Manawatu, headed to Wanganui (Whanganui) for a brief stop over en-route to Taumarunui where my next bed was.
Sights visited: War Memorial Tower, Virginia Lake, and Bason Botanical Gardens
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141851-463x348.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141827-463x347.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Steps up to the Memorial Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141344-2-524x699.jpg)
Steps up to the Memorial Tower
![Whanganui Elevator Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141350-245x326.jpg)
Whanganui Elevator Tower
![Whanganui Elevator Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141353-245x326.jpg)
Whanganui Elevator Tower
![Whanganui War Memorial Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141380-2-245x326.jpg)
Whanganui War Memorial Tower
![Whanganui War Memorial Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141373-2-244x326.jpg)
Whanganui War Memorial Tower
![Whanganui War Memorial Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141378-260x347.jpg)
Whanganui War Memorial Tower
![Whanganui War Memorial Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141437-463x347.jpg)
Whanganui War Memorial Tower
![At the top of Whanganui War Memorial Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141438-260x347.jpg)
At the top of Whanganui War Memorial Tower
![Partway down the stairs of Whanganui War Memorial Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141441-660x495.jpg)
Partway down the stairs of Whanganui War Memorial Tower
![Whanganui / Wanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141418-327x246.jpg)
Whanganui / Wanganui
![Whanganui / Wanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141393-327x245.jpg)
Whanganui / Wanganui
![Pedestrian Tunnel from the Whanganui Elevator Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141481-622x829.jpg)
Pedestrian Tunnel from the Whanganui Elevator Tower
![Entrance to the Elevator](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141491-365x274.jpg)
Entrance to the Elevator
![Decorative Fence, Near entrance of the Elevator Tunnel](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141495-365x274.jpg)
Decorative Fence, Near entrance of the Elevator Tunnel
![Entrance to the Whanganui Elevator Tunnel and Tower](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141497-2-365x273.jpg)
Entrance to the Whanganui Elevator Tunnel and Tower
![Boson Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141499-328x246.jpg)
Boson Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Fern House, Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141503-328x246.jpg)
Fern House, Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Fern House, Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141504-327x246.jpg)
Fern House, Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141515-327x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141509-327x245.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141520-660x495.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141524-660x495.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141526-327x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141547-327x245.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141551-2-328x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141555-328x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141573-327x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141576-494x370.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141588-2-493x370.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141596-2-328x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141607-328x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141608-327x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141609-660x495.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141613-327x245.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141616-2-327x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141622-328x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141636-328x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141648-327x246.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141651-494x658.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141663-493x658.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141666-2-463x348.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141669-463x347.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141739-524x699.jpg)
Bason Botanical Gardens, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141752-384x288.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141754-216x288.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141760-383x288.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141823-632x474.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141825-355x474.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141817-2-384x288.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141832-216x288.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141768-383x288.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141836-2-660x495.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141838-327x246.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141850-327x245.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141852-328x246.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141806-328x246.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Virginia Lake, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141807-327x246.jpg)
Virginia Lake, Whanganui
![Obligatory Obnoxious Social Media Style Selfie (By request, though sorely attempted to eventually remove it)](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141425-327x246.jpg)
Obligatory Obnoxious Social Media Style Selfie (By request, though sorely attempted to eventually remove it)
![Whanganui / Wanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141872-2-327x245.jpg)
Whanganui / Wanganui
![Raukawa Falls, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141881-660x495.jpg)
Raukawa Falls, Whanganui
![Raukawa Falls, Whanganui](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141880-494x370.jpg)
Raukawa Falls, Whanganui
![Makatote Viaduct](https://young.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P3141883-493x370.jpg)
Makatote Viaduct
Next port of call… King Country, Ruakuri Walk and onwards back home to Auckland.