by Martin | Apr 1, 2013 | New Zealand
http://www.tongarirocrossing.org.nz/ First hiking in NZ. Probably the most common hike on the north island. Also famous for Mt. Ngauruhoe = Mount DOOM!!! (LOTR)They claim it is 8 hours for the crossing (crossing was closed so you had to walk back the same way –...
by Martin | Mar 31, 2013 | New Zealand
http://www.waitomo.com/waitomo-glowworm-caves.aspx There are several options you can do with the caves. You can do “standard” tours to go through the caves and look out for the glow-worms. Or you can go with the Black-water rafting company and have a more...
by Martin | Mar 31, 2013 | New Zealand
Ok, Yesterday I decided to leave Rotorua earlier as the forecast showed more rain, so I booked the Waitomo Caves (next blog entry) for 2pm. With a 2 hour drive I still had time to do some walking in the Redwoods. Originally I wanted to get up early and to the 3.5 hour...
by Martin | Mar 30, 2013 | New Zealand
http://www.tepuia.com/ Very impressive Geysers! Bubbling mud-pools and similar stuff. Didn’t do the Maori stuff as I did this yesterday already (and from what I’ve seen the Tamaki is better!) Pohutu GeyserThe most famous geyser, of the 65 geysers found in...
by Martin | Mar 30, 2013 | New Zealand
I was signed up to do some Kayaking (tandem) on a class V river. I was a not very happy in the morning as it was raining and quite cold. However when I arrived the sun came out and it was quite warm! Unfortunately the guide didn’t want to go ahead as apparently...
