Seriously awful weather as we drove into New Plymouth town to get supplies and 'put mulk en the frudge, Brudge' (Mindfields joke). Visited the local art gallery called TART and was impressed by the standard of creativity. Took off inland towards the volcano that shapes the south western corner of North Island - Taranaki or Mt Egmont. It was snow capped and at 2518m, attracting cloud. Freak gusts of wind almost flipped us off our feet as we climbed above the tree line to take in the views before returning through tropical forest to the melodious tune of a pair of bell birds. This was after the back doors of the van had slammed back in the wind, smashing the van key into many bits and spending a couple of hours piecing it back together before finding another part on the tarmac to add in. The cloud formations were spectacular as we settled down to our first night 'free camping' finally feeling buffeted enough by 3am to move the van to a more sheltered spot.
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