So the final itinerary:
Tuesday
Papaitonga
Wednesday
Gilfillan Farm (Who'd have guessed it was there?)
Memorial Tower (176 steps)
Moutoa Gardens
Kowhai Park & Save Mart (Lunch and shopping)
Ohawe Soldiers Memorial
Thursday
Kohia Pa (or whats left) ... the first shots of the war.....
Friday
Turuturu Mokai (Someone tell Hawera its not a rubbish dump! Also noted here.)
The Cameron Blockhouse
It was a great trip and the students especially made it enjoyable but we have to thank Carol from Wanganui Information, Amanda at Puke Ariki and the gentleman at Brixton who showed us where Te Kohia Pa was (Someone knocked down the Brixton Hall in Belichs video). Sorry I didn't get his name.
Wow what a very cool trip. It's funny how little we really know about our own history. It's also sad to see how little we treasure some of our historic sites. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
ReplyDeleteThanks, hopefully more schools will start teaching New Zealand History and take time to go on field-trips like this.
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