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In the clouds



This is the main highway between Taupo and Napier, we drove up through mountains so high that it felt like we were driving in the clouds. 

Lots of Autumn colours and a bit of a drop in a cooler temperature, apparently the road use to be a very windy gravel one that took alot longer, B remembers being in the car with his parents in the 1960s and 1970s when they lived in Whakatane and had to drive to Napier to visit his grandad.
 
All up it took us about 90 minutes for the drive when it use to take at least 2 hours or more before this part of the road was made.

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Timeless Thursdays.

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At Home In New Zealand said…
I don't remember the gravel, but I do recall all the roadworks involved when they were "improving" the road and how often we had to stop and wait for the big machines and trucks that were working there. It has been a few years now since I was last on that road, but I remember enjoying the drive.
15 April 2021 at 10:59
Tom said…
...what a beautiful road, but I'd have a awful time driving on the left.
15 April 2021 at 11:08
William Kendall said…
Beautiful landscapes!
15 April 2021 at 13:21
Iris Flavia said…
This made me laugh. When I came home from our first 6-months-journey from Australia I hopped in the car... drove on the "correct" side of the road, turned right and... BINGO!!!! Drove on on the left side of the road!!!! - Germany is on the right side and it luckily was Ingo´s place, a village - I got honked at. Uhhhh. I seldom was that concentrated driving to my parent´s place!
Now... I haven´t been driving for three years at all and boy. I may be confused where to drive.. left, right??? But how boring would life be, eh?

Beautiful captures of the sky.
15 April 2021 at 23:43
local alien said…
Wonderful drive. Love the way you describe being in the clouds
16 April 2021 at 02:45
Billy Blue Eyes said…
I've drive along roads like that were you seem to be disappearing into cloud
16 April 2021 at 05:25
Spare Parts and Pics said…
Looks like a beautiful drive, although I would have a rough time to adapting to driving on the opposite side of the road! I've heard stories that, before the main highway leading out to the high desert was paved, it used to be a two DAY drive from the LA area (now it's 3 hours).
16 April 2021 at 07:49
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Nice to see Autumn down in your parts when it is Spring here in the US.
16 April 2021 at 08:11
Lowcarb team member said…
What a nice drive ...

All the best Jan
16 April 2021 at 08:43
Nanda kumar said…
Majestic landscapes
16 April 2021 at 16:19
Fun60 said…
What a delightful drive.
16 April 2021 at 18:39
Sharon said…
It does look like you are driving in the clouds. Such a pretty area to enjoy.
17 April 2021 at 00:13
magiceye said…
Beautiful captures!
17 April 2021 at 00:53
Bill said…
A lovely landscape to drive in.
17 April 2021 at 02:48
NatureFootstep said…
closing in on that kind of low clouds are always special. You also got great shots!
17 April 2021 at 09:25
Light and Voices said…
Greetings and Salutations! Enjoyed the cyber tour of the clouds on the road. We did similar on a road in Maui. What fun!
17 April 2021 at 13:17
carol l mck said…
Gorgeous nature shots ~ XX


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