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Trip around the world in 63 days, 2003
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We plan to go to another volcano, the Mount Plymouth. The road leads through a nice green rolling landscape with stunning views. Lot of sheep and deer can be seen. We make a map analysis and try the “Forgotten World trail”, and then the State Highway 40. But surprise, no road but a dirt track! We are lucky. No people and almost intact jungle. We enjoy every meter of the track, at last unspoiled nature without tourists! We try to penetrate in the dense jungle, but every inch cost a lot of effort. So must New Zealand have looked prior human influence. Here we feel a little like explorers, in stead of tourist following the brown tourist signs.
We arrive at the west coast and see a big industrial complex. It is the Motunui Synthetic Fuel Plant. However, they make there methanol out of natural gas from the Maui field. In fact one of the biggest methanol producers in the world. We let us inform about the production facilities and the technology. Surely interesting.