The Pillars
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Spare tyres, full moons, toilet seats
... was called Manana. Had one of the best sushi's ever and made a promise to ourselves that today would be a healthy day. Lasted all of 5 minutes until we walked out of the sushi shop and straight in the bakery. Doh. Used the public toilet where we came across a "do not stand on the toilet seat" sign. Really? Well I'm flippin' glad you told me that otherwise we'd all be breaking the rules..... Arrived in dull Auckland where there was nothing to do but shop and eat, so we decided to ...
Busy as a bee could be!
... mine had a bit more of a kick than I was expecting and I proceeded to spend the next 5 minutes with a rather hysterical amount of sweat and snot leaving my body rather quickly!
After the food we had one last nose around the Chinatown markets before picking up our bags and heading to the train station. Now in KL Sentral (Central station for all public transport in Kuala Lumpur) they have a very odd service where-by you can actually book in your ...
Tongariro Crossing
... the fog had lifted. Beautiful, but still cold and very windy. We headed to the south crater, but had to turn around just short of the summit due to hip deep snow and water. But really not all bad, everything past the summit was closed due to volcano activity and avalanche warnings. So we turned around and the downhill was wonderful. Made it to the top and back in 4hours. We were motoring. We headed back ...
The Calm before the Storm
... and now rests mournfully looking across at his lost love on the South shore, Pihanga.
We parked up on a farm (where we would later find a razor-blade in our tyre) and followed the white poles, as instructed. Je-sus it was steep. Just when you get to the edge of the bush where you are really just beginning, you feel like you must be there already. All the way up, we stopped regularly to admire the stunning views across the lake (and catch a breath). Passing a ...
The sky's the limit in adrenaline heaven
... so we could watch the other one in action. They strap you into a harness, clip you onto a mechanical arm above, dangle you 150ft above a very pretty canyon and then, before you know it, pull the release cord. It drops you like a stone for a few seconds before the rope tightens and you are swinging like the pendulum of a grandfather clock. As with the skydive, once you’ve caught your breath after the fall you get a few moments of serenity to enjoy ...
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