Category Archives: New Zealand

After three days in a motel it was off to Rotorua for some more camping. Somehow our gear had expanded further making the car seem more packed than ever. Despite this we all squeezed in and headed off. We stopped … Continue reading →

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 →