Departing Whanganui to stay overnight at Taumarunui Holiday Park before heading home with a short stop at Ruakuri caves. Reached Auckland around 12:00 p.m. and the motorway already jammed… (it’s bad almost all the time now), Luckily, I had built in about half an hour.  Reached the Thrifty Auckland Branch just right on time, though spent the next 5 minutes clearing out the car before handing in the keys back to them.

Piriaka lookout North Island Main Trunk Railway Line, near Taumarunui

Piriaka lookout

Piriaka lookout North Island Main Trunk Railway Line, near Taumarunui

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Cavern, Ruakuri Walk

Cavern, Ruakuri Walk

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand

Ruakuri Walk, Waitomo, New Zealand