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... walk it was cloudy and the weather was not looking good - the volcano was now hidden by cloud not to seen again by me unfortuantly. We set off and walked along the track seeing lava formations and very barren looking land except for the rocks, it was just like the realms of mordor. we reached soda springs and the weather was still ok it was quite warm and i didnt even require my raincoat i hired from the shop in case the weather was bad. then we started the ...

... falls and walk along the far bank where they have more lookout points. We then jumped back in the car and headed back to the lake to have our lunch soaking up the view but before we did I unzipped my legs turning my trousers into shorts and LJ just got changed into her shorts in the car as it was a glorious day today. I really liked Taupo the small amount we saw of it but the views were spectacular as we drove out of town and around the largest lake in the ...

... Fortunately somebody took one for the team & fed the fire through the night so resurrecting ourselves wasn't a big ordeal next day. We had an annual supply of firewood which helped. Locked & loaded we joined the mob. The steward directed us towards carpark 8 as the upper parks had filled. The forecast had been pretty epic so naturally word had got round. Once we deciphered the best deal ($300 each for boots, skis & lift pass ...

Two weeks ago we went on a skiing trip to Whakapapa, about 4 and a half hours drive north. It was our first attempts at skiing (I tried snowboarding) so a lot of time was spent getting up off the floor. The weather was just about perfect for skiing, there had been a fresh snowfall and we had two days of bright sunshine on the fields

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... company who confirm that the next day the hike is ON and i am stoked!! The following day i get up at the crack of dawn and head to the meeting place for the trip only to find out that it has been canceled due to the wind being to bad and it is set for the next day all being well, as you can imagine i am pretty disappointed as i planned it for this day but hay hoo fingers crossed for tomorrow. The ...

... element until Petra turned green and we had to take a time out :-D she wont be first choice codriver for my assault on the world rally champonship!

We slept in the Caperu for the first time in a quiet car park just outside of Tauranga, converted it into sleeping mode and got our heads down. 45mins later a howling V8 commador police car came roaring into our car park, shining torches in at us the police weren't too happy about our ...

... and you were clinging to it and shuffling along. I was thankful for my gungho boots right then. Up and Up and Up, and finally I reach the summit. *winner fist shake* *photo opportunity* Then you dip into a crater that is weirdly flat after all that uphill (tall, inverse mesa, oi?) Then the Emerald Lakes! Beautiful! Bright blue lakes a the top of the mountain, one green (though more of a grass green than emerald, but still beautiful, bronzy at the edges, the color of ...

Endlich gehts wieder auf die Vulkane! Das hatte ich ja schon lange nicht mehr! Heute steht wieder eimal DER beliebteste Tagestrek Neuseelands an (den ich vor 8 Jahren schon mal gemacht hatte), das Crossing des Tongariro Vulkans im gleichnamigen Nationalpark. Alles steht und faellt mit dem Wetter und als ich im Morgengrauen bei Nieselregen meine Sachen packe ahne ich schon boeses. Als uns der Shuttlebus dann aber kurz vor 8 Uhr am Trekbeginn absetzt ...

... a natural athlete... 10 days of straight drinking in Australia couldn't hope to slow you down. Me: Very true, my friend, very true. Next time I should proabably make it a full two weeks. Ryan, how about you, how are you liking the trip so far... Ryan: I want to play laser tag... and you owe me an ice cream for beating you down the trail today. Well there you ...