After a 4:30am wake-up, we were greeted by our bus driver, who we swear should be a Tracey Ullman character. She was the most bubbly & off beat Kiwi we've met so far. Her "Hello Lovelies" greeting at 5am was amazing. Little did we know at that point what the day had in store for us. We thought we were going on a day walk not a 7 hour gruelling hike to the top of the tallest peak on the North Island of NZ - Mt. Tongariro! Our bodies are still recovering but it was truly exhilarating. Check our link to The Spot (on the right side of this blog) to see exactly where we were on the mountain!
Hobbit Ian...
The Emerald Lake (yes, that's the actual name)...
Lunch at the Emerald Lake...
Walking into a cloud in a volcanic crater (pretty standard really)...
Walking on the moon...
We thought we were near the end of the trek, but little did we know we had another 2 km to go...
Watch how you go...
Ian & Greg
Lunch at the Emerald Lake... 
I'm REALLY into the videos. It's Ian's turn to be in one though. What are you using to take the videos?
ReplyDeleteare you using the flip? noah likes your videos. xo.
ReplyDeleteWe're using the Flip! Love it!
ReplyDeletewow amazing scenery...looks like a good spot for burning man nz
ReplyDeleteYeah, videos are great. I just got a flip cam for my brother and sis-in-law for Christmas because I'm now an uncle! My nephew Gabe was born last Fri!!
ReplyDeleteYour pics are great too. I like Hobbit Ian--looks strangely doctored.