Friday, 13 March 2015
Wanganui, North Island — New Zealand
From Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, we headed north along the west coast of the island. Our destination: Wanganui … also spelled as Whanganui. The city, we were told by the proprietor of our motel, was once considered as an alternative site for the country’s capital.
Before leaving Wellington, we searched out and found a memorial to Atatürk, the founder of modern day Turkey. Why would there be a memorial to him here in New Zealand? Let’s just say that it all goes back to the World War I Battle of Gallipoli. More on that when I write the story of our day.
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The words inscribed here are translated from a speech Atatürk gave in
honor of the ANZAC soldiers who fell during the Battle of Gallipoli.
Once on the road to Wanganui, we made a couple of stops ... nothing really planned; just wherever the mood struck or where something interesting caught our eye.
Lunch on Otaki Beach.
Foxton is filled with colorful murals that enchant me.
