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tris'n'laws big adventure
hey, having a great time here at the foot of three active volcanoes! yesterday we did the tongariro crossing which has been voted the best one day hike in new zealand, so we thought we'd give it a go. it had been cancelled twice so it was third time lucky when we were given the go ahead. it was a beautiful hike between mt tongoriro and mt doom from lord of the rings. which looks amazing! the hike itself was pretty nasty in places as the weather decided to take a turn for the worst and at some points we couldn't see anything but white as we were in the clouds and there was thick snow everywhere it was like being in the artic!! the hike took us 8 hours to do 10 miles as it was so varied we treked up the side of the volcanoes, across snow filed craters, down craters covered in ash, across paths that had shear drops either side, past hot spings and frozen volcanic lakes and finally through dense forest. crazy. we can't even count the times we fell in snow or slipped down the side of craters. at one point tris stepped on a huge rock and it went tumbling down towards the rest of our group it was mental. but well worth it. suprisingly though we don't ache too much this morning but the weather is pretty bad again so we don't know whether were going on another walk today or whether we'll just play on the climbing wall at the hostel!! anyhow off to river valley later today for a bit of horseriding or maybe some white water rafting speak soon love to everyone
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