Wellington, New Zealand
Taupo and Rotarua
Leaving wet and windy New Plymouth behind us, we headed east to Tongariro National Park. We hoped to tackle the Tongariro Crossing, a one day walk across a snow capped inactive volcano. Unfortunately the weather conspired against us, with fast winds and a fresh dumping of snow on the high ground making it too dangerous. The DOC (Dept Of Conservation) info centre told us we might be able to go a couple of days later, so we headed an hour north t...