We had planned for an early start but Rowan was not well so we hung around another day. The reserve was privately owned and the guy who owned it had no family to pass it on to so it went to the local council. I took the opportunity to walk the 2.5km track around the property. There was a lot of really tall bamboo throughout. You can tell it was someone’s cared for garden rather than a full native bush walk. I took my camera with me and captured some flora & fauna. I will have to upload them sometime from my camera. We spent most of the day taking it easy, there were a few visitors to the park. Wed got talking to a couple who said we can pitch the tent in their yard in Palmerston North if we like. We may just take them up on that offer! We found a few rocks made by people in Palmerston North and Fielding.