{"id":724,"date":"2017-10-18T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/?p=724"},"modified":"2018-09-28T19:41:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T19:41:28","slug":"stop-09-oakura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/stop-09-oakura\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop #09: Oakura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heading south, we decided to check out the area around Mount Taranaki, a very symmetrical volcano. We camped in Oakura, a small town by the west coast, at a campsite right by the beach. Although the area was windy, we had a very peaceful evening that brought us some wonderful light and a very colourful sunset.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1836\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1446.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1836 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1446.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1446.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1446-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1446-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1446-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1446-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was a five minute walk from our campsite on the beach. In the distance you can see the an ugly smokestack from New Plymouth, which pretty much added itself to the area&#8217;s skyline of natural rock formations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1837\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1463.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1837 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1463.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1463.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1463-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1463-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1463-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1463-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A better view of Paritutu Rock, the ugly smokestack, and emo Dominique.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1838\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1485.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1838 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1485.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1485-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1485-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1485-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1485-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To make matters even more peaceful, people were walking their horses along the beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1839\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1839\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1499.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1839 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1499.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1499.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1499-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1499-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1499-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1499-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cape Egmont Lighthouse, with Mount Taranaki in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1840\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1502.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1840 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1502.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1502-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1502-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1502-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1502-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My beautiful Fernadette, waiting obediently while we go take pictures of the sailboarders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1841\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1504.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1841 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1504.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1504-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1504-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1504-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1504-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was extremely windy where we were, but not windy enough for these sailboarders. They looked they were riding at 80 mph!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1842\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1512.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1842 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1512.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1512-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1512-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1512-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1512-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nearby we read there was a shipwreck, which we decided to investigate. We parked on the edge of a gravel road and walked down to a beautiful park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1843\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1518.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1843 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1518.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1518-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1518-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1518-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1518-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was said shipwreck. I&#8217;m still trying to decide whether it was worth the 45 minute walk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1844\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1535.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1844 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1535.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1535-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1535-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1535-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1535-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was worth the 45 minute walk, as the sun was giving the clouds some beautiful colours as it set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1845\" style=\"width: 2592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1543.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1845 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1543.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1543.jpg 2592w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1543-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1543-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1543-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1543-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back at the beach, we saw even more beautiful colours. This was taken from our camping spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1846\" style=\"width: 2476px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1563.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1846 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2476\" height=\"1620\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1563.jpg 2476w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1563-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1563-768x502.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1563-1024x670.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1563-1050x687.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 1050px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our camping spot the following morning. Not a bad view to wake up to!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading south, we decided to check out the area around Mount Taranaki, a very symmetrical volcano. We camped in Oakura, a small town by the west coast, at a campsite right by the beach. Although the area was windy, we had a very peaceful evening that brought us some wonderful light and a very colourful &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/stop-09-oakura\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Stop #09: Oakura&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,10,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=724"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1849,"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724\/revisions\/1849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.anothertimezone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}