Showing posts with label Cape Egmont. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cape Egmont. Show all posts

Friday, January 20, 2012

Cape Egmont Lighthouse


We've been away for a few days in Taranaki. Taranaki holds a special place in my heart and one of the places I really wanted to go while there was out to the Cape Egmont Lighthouse.
It's the only real lighthouse I've ever seen and the only one in New Zealand built under armed guard. Mossy stairs set into the hilly paddock lead up to the lighthouse and once up there the view is off the Tasman Sea. It was definately worth the trip 'off the beaten track' to go and see it.






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