im in new plymouth, nz, back on the north island. im really happy to be back on the north island because the surf here is much better and warmer. new plymouth is an especially good area of surf. its located on the northern part of the taranaki peninsula south of raglan. it has so many good surf breaks its ridiculous. because the surf hasnt been big i have been going to the swell magnets. i have only surfed stent road, which is the best wave on the taranaki coast line. its a really fun right hand point break that feels a lot like lowers, but without the left. the unbelievable thing is today when i surfed, it was completely uncrowded at ten on a saturday morning. there was even a bit of surf and there was still no one out. i think this is why i like new zealand so much, there are so many good, surfable waves and they very rarely have more than five guys in the water. its really amazing.
the town of new plymouth is also one of my favorite towns because its not miniscule but you can walk the whole downtown really easily. there is a ton of stuff to do and its a really young area. i have two more nights here and then im going to go up to raglan for a day or two and then head up to the northland. looks like the trip is coming to an end.