Day Two: Taupo to Wanganui

After spending a very pleasant time with Carleen and Steve in Taupo we packed up and headed off at about 8.30am. The clouds were hanging very low over the lake and over the Mountains, we did hesitate about waiting till it cleared, but being the intrepid adventurers that we are, we carried on. We got drizzled on between Taupo and Turangi, but after that the clouds cleared and it turned into a beautiful day. By the time we got to the Desert Road it was sunny, but still a bit crisp. We had to have a photo of the bike and the mountain. The scenery on the Desert Road is beautiful, I love that windswept harsh environment, there seemed to be a purple haze of heather everywhere (well we think it was Heather).
We stopped at Waiouru for a coffee and a warm up, then we continued on to Bulls, with the odd stop for photo's etc. Bulls was a delight of antique shop and Army Surplus store, but it was windy. It then continued windy to Wanganui, making for an entertaining ride. We arrived in Wanganui at about 3ish, walked down from Jason and Tash's place to town then back up the Durie Hill staircase (next time we take the elevator). Spent a lovely night with Jason and Tash. Sleep.