I have spent a bit ot time in Taranaki, back in the day when the World Surt Tour used to visit its shores. Taranaki, and in particular, Surf Highway 45 that heads around the coast, is world renowned and this was almost the extent of my exploration of the region. So, when a friend suggested a few days exploring New Plymouth and the surrounding area, I was keen to go.
Flights, accommodation and car hire booked we got together to plan the days ahead. High on the list of things we wanted to do was to explore Mt Taranaki. (In the dialect of Taranaki Iwi, mountain is referred to as mounga rather than maunga so we will use this spelling when referring to Taranaki). I had read a lot about the summit
