from the tongariro to the taranaki and more
Hi.Wow! So much happened since last time i wrote...
[and so much will happen until next time ;) ]
Well, i left you in Turangi. In the backpacker. With a whole groupfrom the hike, most of them going to rotorua the following day.maayan & i decided to go on hiking together. We really got along very well, and it seemed we both want similar things from NZ.But we decided to go to rotorua first.though I've already been there, i wanted to see craig and annettagain, and the whole group going up there was very nice. so there we went.
I talked to the swiss couple in the hostel, and they were going torotorua by car, but they only had room for 2 people, and we were 3(emily, maayan & me).So i told the dutch couple got an easy ride...
Next morning i found out that Mark (also from the hike) is going tolake taupo by car and we all went with him.Mark also took us to see the "huka falls" and the "craters of the moon" - both were nice, even if not much more...than we got a ride with a few maori people. It was a van with noback seats, and we set on a blanket in the back part of the van with a teenager and a little kid.We played with them, talked and laughed and it was really nice. So both emily & maayan enjoyed their first ride very much.
Rotorua.We went to the "secret spot" again, with craig, annett, maayan, emily,hether & the dutch couple, and again it was so great!
next day i did something that is very not "me".
i went zorbing.
they put you into a big ball inside another ball, and roll you along a slope.
you are the center of gravity, so you are always at the bottom, and when ever you try to get up - the ball jusr turn and you on the bottom (both yours and the ball's... ) again.
it was really hilarious!
i spent the rest of the day with craig and annett, and the following day - dec.31st - maayan and i headed to new plymuth, to hike around the taranaki.It took us 4 rides and a few hours to get there. The last couple to take us - brenda and keith - were really very nice and even apologised fornot taking us in for the night because they are going out on a newyear's eve party... But they helped us quite a lot in finding a hostel. And by the way, they have really amazing views of mt. Taranaki fromtheir home. And though it's usually a "shy" mt. We could see the snowcovered peak above the neighbour's house.Amazing!
We were in a nice hostel, and we all gathered in the living room witha guitar and had good fun. But being very tired we both were fastasleep on the turn of the year...
On jan 1st we headed to the taranaki. It wasn't easy, but we got thereand started another hike.It was raining at first, & we were quite miserable but later it clearedup, and we had amazing views of the mt. The top had snow on it & somehow reminded us of a giant orio. It was so beautiful!
The next day we took the "lower track". It was muddy, and we keptsliding, hopping, clinging onto trees etc. we didn't see much as wewere walking in the forest, but it was such a hilarious day! :) And on one of my slips i broke my walking pole :(
We spent most of the next day on the "upper track" and though it wasquite foggy, it was still amazing, and we even got to some snow patchand played a little.But it was a tough, long day and we ended it with sore knees and extremely tired.
and i managed to break my other walking pole as well, slipping.I went the last 45 minutes reluctantly, just walking to get to theend, without so much as looking left or right...When we got to the hut, maayan said "that looks like emili's shoes" and my answer was "well, not just 'like' - it is".Apparently emili went to wellington, where things didn't work out well for her,so she rented a car and hunted us down, using the guest book of the hostel and asking people about us on the track...
the next day was such a glorious day that we could see mt. Doom & ruapehu from the taranaki. So we kept stopping, admiring the views, and it took us 7 hours to do the 3 hours walk out of the track.
We got to emili's rented car, had an indian dinner, and headed to wellington, stopping in wanganui for the night.On the 5th we arrived on wellington.
We spent most of the 6th in town, and took a late ferry to picton, in the south island.
Bye bye north island.
I had so much fun!!
Hello south island - i'm thrilled with excitement thinking of all the tramps i'm gonna do!
NZ
Such a great place
:)
and though i already published it, you can see some related photos here:
http://tomeraroundtheworld.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b327b50684cb
http://tomeraroundtheworld.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b327b50b05f6
[and so much will happen until next time ;) ]
Well, i left you in Turangi. In the backpacker. With a whole groupfrom the hike, most of them going to rotorua the following day.maayan & i decided to go on hiking together. We really got along very well, and it seemed we both want similar things from NZ.But we decided to go to rotorua first.though I've already been there, i wanted to see craig and annettagain, and the whole group going up there was very nice. so there we went.
I talked to the swiss couple in the hostel, and they were going torotorua by car, but they only had room for 2 people, and we were 3(emily, maayan & me).So i told the dutch couple got an easy ride...
Next morning i found out that Mark (also from the hike) is going tolake taupo by car and we all went with him.Mark also took us to see the "huka falls" and the "craters of the moon" - both were nice, even if not much more...than we got a ride with a few maori people. It was a van with noback seats, and we set on a blanket in the back part of the van with a teenager and a little kid.We played with them, talked and laughed and it was really nice. So both emily & maayan enjoyed their first ride very much.
Rotorua.We went to the "secret spot" again, with craig, annett, maayan, emily,hether & the dutch couple, and again it was so great!
next day i did something that is very not "me".
i went zorbing.
they put you into a big ball inside another ball, and roll you along a slope.
you are the center of gravity, so you are always at the bottom, and when ever you try to get up - the ball jusr turn and you on the bottom (both yours and the ball's... ) again.
it was really hilarious!
i spent the rest of the day with craig and annett, and the following day - dec.31st - maayan and i headed to new plymuth, to hike around the taranaki.It took us 4 rides and a few hours to get there. The last couple to take us - brenda and keith - were really very nice and even apologised fornot taking us in for the night because they are going out on a newyear's eve party... But they helped us quite a lot in finding a hostel. And by the way, they have really amazing views of mt. Taranaki fromtheir home. And though it's usually a "shy" mt. We could see the snowcovered peak above the neighbour's house.Amazing!
We were in a nice hostel, and we all gathered in the living room witha guitar and had good fun. But being very tired we both were fastasleep on the turn of the year...
On jan 1st we headed to the taranaki. It wasn't easy, but we got thereand started another hike.It was raining at first, & we were quite miserable but later it clearedup, and we had amazing views of the mt. The top had snow on it & somehow reminded us of a giant orio. It was so beautiful!
The next day we took the "lower track". It was muddy, and we keptsliding, hopping, clinging onto trees etc. we didn't see much as wewere walking in the forest, but it was such a hilarious day! :) And on one of my slips i broke my walking pole :(
We spent most of the next day on the "upper track" and though it wasquite foggy, it was still amazing, and we even got to some snow patchand played a little.But it was a tough, long day and we ended it with sore knees and extremely tired.
and i managed to break my other walking pole as well, slipping.I went the last 45 minutes reluctantly, just walking to get to theend, without so much as looking left or right...When we got to the hut, maayan said "that looks like emili's shoes" and my answer was "well, not just 'like' - it is".Apparently emili went to wellington, where things didn't work out well for her,so she rented a car and hunted us down, using the guest book of the hostel and asking people about us on the track...
the next day was such a glorious day that we could see mt. Doom & ruapehu from the taranaki. So we kept stopping, admiring the views, and it took us 7 hours to do the 3 hours walk out of the track.
We got to emili's rented car, had an indian dinner, and headed to wellington, stopping in wanganui for the night.On the 5th we arrived on wellington.
We spent most of the 6th in town, and took a late ferry to picton, in the south island.
Bye bye north island.
I had so much fun!!
Hello south island - i'm thrilled with excitement thinking of all the tramps i'm gonna do!
NZ
Such a great place
:)
and though i already published it, you can see some related photos here:
http://tomeraroundtheworld.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b327b50684cb
http://tomeraroundtheworld.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b327b50b05f6
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