Tongariro River North Island

North Island , New Zealand
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    Straying off the beaten track

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    For my trip around the North Island I'd decided to use the Stray bus company. They are a hop on, hop off backpacker bus and claim to be able to take you to some places that are off the main tourist trail. I started by heading up to Pahia (Bay of Islands) and Cape Reinga which is the most northerly point of NZ. There were actually only 3 others on …

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    Thank you very much Queenie!!

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    Well we took advantage of the public holiday for the Queens birthday on Monday 6th June and went away for a long weekend to the Central Plateau area of the North Island.

    We left at 5pm after work on Friday, knowing we would sit in the holiday traffic leaving the City, but it meant we had time to chat about what we wanted to do during the …

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    Farming in New Zealand

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    ... through the Desert road. Well I guess it is as close as you'll get to a road through a desert in New Zealand. I arrived in Palmerston North just in time to join in Jill's birthday celebrations. I got talking to Duncan at the party and subsequently ...

  • 2

    Tongariro Etc

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    ... nbsp; We made some friends there, including a little Beagle named Boston.  Day 2 in Turangi, we rafted the Tongariro River with our guide Garth.  New Zealand is an outdoor paradise - it's like a combination of Oregon and ...

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    TURANGI - PLEASANTLY SURPRISED

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    ... line the southern shores of Lake Taupo.     Before calling it a day, we hiked along the forested cliffs of the Tongariro River and watched the sunset over Lake Taupo.  This was one of the best sunsets we've seen yet.  Hard to ...

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    Lake Taupo and the fish...

    ... ear that morning with his hook and was in the shop to have it removed... Soon, we were standing in the middle of the Tongariro River with fishing rods in our hand. Will demonstrated the casting technique which looked so easy, until we gave it a go. ...

  • 5

    Taupo

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    ... and the crossing is closed. Bet this didn't happen to Frodo. Never mind. Instead I have booked myself a day of rafting down the Tongariro River. Cannot wait! Rafting is great. Kitted up with the wetsuit, 2 x fleeces, boots and a life jacket and off I go ...

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    A day of two halves

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    ... some more research and booked into a backpackers in Turangi, a small town on the southern side of Lake Taupo closer to the Tongariro river. There had been some rain in the last few days and apparently this is good for the fishing, I was very excited ...

  • 7

    Taupo

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    ... to a fab Thai restaurant called Lotus Thai, the mixed starter was delicious. Day 3 we went white water rafting on the Tongariro River. Our guide J.P was wicked and made the few hours on the river excellent. I'd definately do this again but not on ...

  • 8

    Tongariro National Park

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    Spent our first day in the area, sunny and gorgeous as it was, doing an hour long walk along the Tongariro River, quite pleasant, then going to a campground and doing laundry. Saving the big walk for the even nicer weather to (reportedly) come. On the ...

  • 9

    A Brief Stroll Through Mordor

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    ... . By far the biggest attraction of the park and the top of most people's priorities lists on the North Island is to hike the Tongariro Crossing, an amazing day hike through this surreal, volatile and often challenging region of the country. Getting to ...

  • 10

    Tongariro National Park

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    ... you. Lake Taupo is actually the water filled crater of an enormous and still active volcano. This whole central area of New Zealand’s north island is filled with volcanic activity and Lake Taupo is the heart of it all. While in the Lake Taupo area ...