It was another beautiful drive leaving the Tongariro National Park passing through more rolling hills, mountains, streams, beaches and by more sheep! Several of the areas on State Highway 4 were down to one lane where roads were collapsed that run along the cliff areas and were under ... Read More
We left Lake Waikaremoana and headed to the Tongariro National Park to start our second New Zealand Great Walk. An uneventful trip, no flat tires this time:). We didn't stop at the thermal spring pools outside of Rotorua, but we did stop by the mud pools at Waiotapu. Pretty "cool", well ... Read More
We both were a bit anxious for our first Great Walk. We woke up around 5:30 am and started to prep for the walk, repack the car, and check a couple valuables at the holiday park office. At 9 am, the water taxi picked us up for a drive up the lake to our starting point, Oneupotu trailhead. We ... Read More
On new years day, we slept in a bit. We had a great time ringing in the new year with some newfound friends at the Lime Bar on Ponsonby Rd. We learned that Auckland is a "small town". Folks at the Lime seemed pretty connected. Anyway, celebrated with some local Kiwis and some transplants to New ... Read More