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A nice early start to the day again so that we could do the 20km walk at the Tongariro National Park. Not something I was particularly looking forward to as Id never done this length of walk before let alone hike and climb a volcano. We drove to the hotel we were staying at for the night just to check in and thats where our pick up was from. I had to hire some proper hiking boots as my walking sandles just werent gonna cut it this time hehe.
With 8 hours of walking ahead we were all psyching ourselves up to do the walk. Bags packed with loads of water and food. You would think we were planning on staying out there the night hehe. Also had extra layers incase the weather got really bad. The sun was shining at the moment.
We got driven to the start of the walk and off we went. The start of the walk wasn't so bad and then the steepness kicked in. The views were already amazing. A lot of people will probably know this volcano from Lord of the Rings....Mount Doom.
I wasn't doing so bad until I had a bit of a fall :(. I actually laugh at it now but it wasn't amusing at the time. It was very scary in deed. We kinda veered of track a little as the sign posts weren't to clear and I was trying to walk on this really bad slope and my foot slipped and found myself hanging of a cliff. I had my rescuers come to the rescue though :) Some random people also tried to help which was really nice. Luckily didn't hurt myself but was pretty shaken up for the rest of the walk. Ended up taking it slow and am so glad I had the girls with me who put up with me all the way!! Im sure everyone was wondering how I got so dirty lol. Had to get on my but to get down some bits too!!
I made it to the end though....woohooo....7hrs.It was definatly an amazing walk with stunning views and highly recommend doing it but if your afraid of heights stay away. The end was tough....just didnt know when the end would be in sight hehe I was sure my legs were going to ache for the next few days!!
We got back to the hotel and all headed for a shower and soon after dinner. Was so gonna sleep well tonight.
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