Monthly Archives: January 2011

Hot and Cold Water

Posted on January 11, 2011 by KC2RIY

We had a pretty active day here in Roturua. In the morning we visited the Te Puia Maori cultural experience. The place was set on a plot of thermally active land. We arrived well before our prebooked 10:15 cultural show … Continue reading →

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Rotorua

Posted on January 10, 2011 by KC2RIY

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 →

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Tauhara Mountain

Posted on January 9, 2011 by steve

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 →

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High Thrills in Taupo

Posted on January 8, 2011 by steve

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 →

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Taupo

Posted on January 7, 2011 by KC2RIY

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 →

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