This morning was a nice bright sunny day, but it didn't last too long. Mount Taranaki was clear and visible but the closer we got to the mountain the more the clouds encased the mountain in white puffy masses. I wanted to get some photos of the mountain and headed down a side road in search of a better photograph. I stopped along a the road that allowed an unobstructed view of the mountains and behold what I thought was the summit turned out to a secondary false summit to the right of the actual summit. It was a neat experience to see the clouds hide and then reveal what I once mistook to be the summit.
When we reached New Plymouth, the skies were pouring down and the thoughts of surfing on this day passed. We instead browsed shops, looking for gifts and visiting a museum as we explored the streets in the rain. We departed New Plymouth hoping for better weather in Hamilton.
