Alan and I spent Labour weekend near Te Awamutu. We came home via Marokopa as it’s somewhere he’s always wanted to go. It was maybe an hour from Te Awamutu to Marokopa, partly because of the wind and torrential rain! The settlement is lovely, with all sorts of beach houses and a river people were whitebaiting on. It reminded me a bit of Waverley Beach and I could imagine retiring there.
We took the back road through to Awakino which was a nice trip but, again, the rain spoilt the view. The road rejoins the state highway somewhere around the petrol station, so you miss most of the Awakino Valley and Ladies Mile.
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