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Well we have been in the North island for 3 weeks now and are currently at Lake Taupo.? Our first arrival in Wellington proved it's nick named correct as the windy city which sent temperatures down drastically.? It was like being back at home!? We managed to catch up with some friends we met on the Trans Siberian train journey which was great.? We discovered Wellington has probably got the best museum (Te Papa)?we have ever been to. After over 3 hours we ran out of time even though we had not seen all of it. We have been slowly winding our way up the country which has meant a lot less driving than the South Island thank god!
After numerous conversations with different people we decided to book ahead for accommodation in Fiji which is our next port of call after New Zealand.? This again looks like it will be another lovely beach holiday and time to rest from all our escapades.? Unfortunately not as cheap as Thailand but hopefully as nice as beaches so far in New Zealand have not been particularly impressive.?
We have just started reaching the mountainous and volcanic areas which have proved very picturesque.? After a great deal of thought we decided to put our bodies to the test and do what is known as the best day hike in New Zealand - the Tongariro Crossing.? This consisted of only 17 Kilometers but we had to climb virtually to the top of the volcano.? It's also renowned world wide due to having a variety of coloured lakes in it's craters which were amazing.??Among the numerous photos due to go on the web site are some?which may give you?an idea of the scale in certain areas.
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