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Taupo Times
... one guy who trained racehorses!..the chances of that. I made the 2 minute walk back to the hostel around 2am on that Friday evening and set off back to the dorm to get some sleep. I didn't forget to set my alarm for 5am in order to watch the England Vs. Wales six nations show-down. I did successfully manage to get up and shake of the sleep and I staggered to the T.V. room in time for the anthems. England were eventually denied a victory at the death by a very worthy Welsh side who ...
Driving, Sliding, Rolling down the Hill
... wie hier. Mehr als 19000km, fast die Hälfte der Welt.
Ab dann ging es etwas gemächlicher zu, erst noch mal kurz eine Runde geknackt und danach galt es lediglich eine entspannte Fahrt nach Gisborne gab es zu bewältigen. So sah ich dann auch mal bei Tageslicht die Schotterpiste, die ich gestern Nacht noch langefahren bin. Definitiv besser im Hellen. Unterwegs stellte sich dann mal Neuseeland in den Weg, oder besser gesagt eines ...
Deserted ski towns
we had a hot mineral bath before breakfast which was great and then set off to whakapapa village...a ski resort in the volcanic region here... it was an intersting drive though forestry then up the mountain road past mount tongariro which is a volcano and mount ngauruhoe and mount ruapehu which are active volcanoes and smoking...!!
it was excellent landsscape ...
Merry Christmas Everyone!
... falls flow down from Lake Taupo.
After our walk we fancied a swim and in the ``bible'’ – Lonely Planet guide, it suggests that Acacia Bay is a 'particularly nice spot’, so we drove there….couldnt find the place they were talking about, turned around and headed back to Hot water beach along Taupo Lake front. The ...
Kia Ora Ma & Mel!!
... a car and started our Rotorua and Taupo tourist adventures!! First up was Hell's Gate; a thermal activity area with a natural spa included at the end of our visit. The weather wasn't the best, but that didn't detract from the geysers and hot pools we had come to view. Starting with a foot spa in the mud pool, onto a walk around the park and ending with the spa – it was a fab way to spend ...


