Category Archives: South Pacific

Very close to Taupo is Tauhara Mountain. Climbing it was hard to resist. Impossible in fact. That turned out to be our Sunday exercise. This was not a DOC (Department of Conservation) maintained trail and was a little rougher than … Continue reading →

Saturday turned out to have great weather – blues skies, a few small puffy clouds, low humidity and certainly warm. This set the stage for a rather fun day. Mid morning, Helen, Sam and I went out for a walk … Continue reading →

The weather in Whakapapa this morning was nasty. It had rained a lot overnight and everything was muddy and wet. We woke to a lull in the weather and quickly rose, washed and had breakfast. Half way through packing up … Continue reading →

Yesterday was largely a rest day following our exertions of the previous day. The morning was spent reading/blogging and generally resting. In the afternoon we drove to nearby Lake Rotopounama for the 5km circumferential walk. It was very pretty. Sam … Continue reading →

To give the summary up front – this was one hell of a hike. As Helen put it towards the end, it’s up there in our top 5 amongst hikes like the Grand Canyon, Half Dome in Yosemite and the … Continue reading →