Fun Facts

• New Plymouth was extremely special to me as I met for the first time ever in person, my therapist of 8 years.  It was incredibly moving and special to go to her lovely beachside town.  A bonus sweet surprise as I never would have gone there otherwise and it ended up being one of my favorite stops of my trip.

• New Plymouth features Mount Taranaki, famous for how perfectly cylidrical it is, standing in for Mt Fuji (to which it is commonly likened) in the movie the Last Samurai

• The beautiful Pukekura Park hosts the Festival of Lights every summer, which draws over 10,000 people annually.  I went and it did not disappoint!