The next long weekend Ray, Lucia and
Renee were joined by Kassia (from Canada) to attempt the Tongariro
Crossing. The crossing is a 19km “walk” (read hike) that
traverses the Tongariro national park. Tongariro park is home to Mt. Ngauruhoe which provided the filming location for Mt. Doom in Lord of
the Rings. Hikers have the opportunity to summit the mountain as a
“small detour” to the rest of the walk. Renee decided not to
attempt the climb but Ray and Kassia were keen and so made the
attempt. Lucia and Renee decided to pass on Mt. Doom and instead
summit Mt. Tongariro (which is much easier and shorter). The walk is
supposed to take a total of 8 hour with a three hour round trip
detour for Mt. Doom and a 1.5 hour detour for Mt. Tongariro. All in
all it took the travelers about 10 hours including their rest stops
and detours. Many many pictures were taken on the way, here is a
lovely selection.
On the way back the crew stopped at
Lake Taupo for a coffee (with a great view)
Just outside Taupo to see a waterfall
and visit a honey store
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| We didn't actually do this because it was expensive |
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| This bee is a New Zealand icon thanks to a royal baby |
And at Rotarua for a walk-about and
dinner (and photo opportunities).
XP: FAIL since Renee forgot Moose,
Petunia and Elgamore. Oops. NO XP for RENEE. Moose, Petunia and Elgamore can have an arbitrary 930.
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