CAUGHT IN THE SNOW
MOTORIST'S JOURNEY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE "It was the most terrifying experience of my life, cud I would not do it again for £50,” said a .Napier motorist, who, with two friends, ’rrived at Napier on Monday after a gruelling 17-hour 'trip from Tau-po. The travellers attempted to drive to Napier toy the normal route, tout found that they were unatole to get through w’wr t.i t.-h“ snow on the road. They returned to Taupo and commenced the drive down past The -Chateau, Tongarirn National Park, and Taihspe.
It had toeen snowing heavily and the -oed down the centre of the island was at times covered toy fioout 2ft. of snow, and they had great difficulty in getting hyrpv.’i. That was the least of their troubles, however, -for near Taihspe a howling gale was raging and the now was (toeing driven at terrific force across the country. It was a real blizzard, and it was poss’ible to see only a few feet ahead. The cold was in‘ense, and the windscreen was covered with some two or three inches of frozen snow.
Determination resulted in success, however, and they arrived back in Napier .after what must have been an unenviable experience.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20017, 16 August 1939, Page 8
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