Well this was truly an adventure with an ending I did not expect.
I drove all night from the ferry drop off in Wellington at 1AM to get to Tongariro by first light. We managed to get there alright, dodging rabbits; possums; lost sheep; cows and the thick fog, and by 5AM we were both sleeping in the car waiting for first light.
The thick fog that engulfed the car in Whakapapa village that morning was really disappointing because it meant one thing, there would be no tramping today. The crossing takes you over some tall mountains which in this weather, even with my skills, would be very tough to navigate. To make matters worse, it started drizzling and we never had any rain gear.
Breakfast was the only option. It went down a storm and gave us renewed life so we headed up to the ski village to see if there was any better visibility up there. Nothing to report except a scarf that Celia took a fancy to in the shop setting us back a couple more sheet. Out only option was to get out of this horrible weather so we headed up to Taupo, but that was not far enough, so on to Rotorou and a lovely little campsite along the Waiteti trout stream. Too excited!!
I drove all night from the ferry drop off in Wellington at 1AM to get to Tongariro by first light. We managed to get there alright, dodging rabbits; possums; lost sheep; cows and the thick fog, and by 5AM we were both sleeping in the car waiting for first light.
The thick fog that engulfed the car in Whakapapa village that morning was really disappointing because it meant one thing, there would be no tramping today. The crossing takes you over some tall mountains which in this weather, even with my skills, would be very tough to navigate. To make matters worse, it started drizzling and we never had any rain gear.Breakfast was the only option. It went down a storm and gave us renewed life so we headed up to the ski village to see if there was any better visibility up there. Nothing to report except a scarf that Celia took a fancy to in the shop setting us back a couple more sheet. Out only option was to get out of this horrible weather so we headed up to Taupo, but that was not far enough, so on to Rotorou and a lovely little campsite along the Waiteti trout stream. Too excited!!
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