Moseying Down the 309..........

Upon reaching the car, our plan was hatched to find the owner of the wallet and as luck would have it.......his phone number was scrawled on a card inside............and a message was left for him to call us....

With that piece of the puzzle in place we plotted our next stop............which was a suggestion from an old character named "Joe"..........who's name caught both of our attention for various reasons...........OK, this is a deeply personal journey........filled with coincidences and twists and turns that can't fully be explained here.......but it's sufficed to say........we both paid attention to this Colorful ol' Chap.....named "Joe".

Who steered us down the 309, a narrow dirt pass,  to check out the Kauri Tree Grove there...............

Where we made silent ceremony with these powerful Ancient Giants......feeling their roots reach deep into this Sacred Soil.....

Still in Awe of the Natural Gardens that surrounded us..............and being constantly Grateful for the opportunity to be in that setting..........





And back at the car..........was a message from the "Wallet Man" who we agreed to meet the next morning at the Driving Creek Scenic Train (another suggestion from ol' Joe, confirmed by "Wallet Man") to return his wallet..................which by the way............he KNEW would be found and returned to him........"no worries mate"..............

And another part of the puzzle was in place..............