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McLaren Falls

Chris and Ian decided that their luck would be in today to try out some fishing. They of course were wrong, but regardless of this we still had a great day at McLaren Falls walking up and down the canal and onto the lake. It was a gorgeous day with bright blue skies but quite strong winds...

permalink written by  chrischarly on March 4, 2012 from Tauranga, New Zealand
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Back in a comfy bed!

Checked out of the camp this morning, found some tasty coffee, did some shopping and then headed to Pyes Pa to visit and catch up with Ian and Candy again at their beautiful House in the country. Had a great evening with a few drinks and a tasty Indian in town with Holly their daughter before...

permalink written by  chrischarly on March 3, 2012 from Pyes Pa, New Zealand
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A great walk, and some way too hot, hot pools

We woke up cold and damp, so headed straight off. We made our way to the Tongariro Park, even though the weather was grey it wasn’t raining, and in need of some activity we decided rain or not we should do a walk. The main crossing (20km) was closed due to the weather, so we would...

permalink written by  chrischarly on March 2, 2012 from Tokaanu, New Zealand
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Some imaginary tourist attraction

After a night of rain, woke up to find the River at least 1 metre higher than the night before. Packed up and headed downstream to Huka Falls. They are seriously powerful, especially after all the rain. The amount of water flowing can fill 20 Olympic pools every minute. After this we...

permalink written by  chrischarly on March 1, 2012 from Turangi, New Zealand
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Another typical NZ summer's day

Surprise Surprise, woke up to grey skies but not too much rain, was still pretty cold though. Went “ing” for a bit then packed up and headed to Lake Taupo. Well after driving 50kms in the wrong direction (I of course was blamed as navigator), before finally turning around and going the right...

permalink written by  chrischarly on February 29, 2012 from Taupo, New Zealand
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Chris on a kayak!

We woke up to a nice day and made friends with our neighbours, Ian and Candy. Ian had a kayak and was keen into fishing, but he hadn’t EVER successfully landed a trout. Maybe it’s not just Chris! He went out for a paddle and when he returned offered Chris a go. He was in it in a shot and...

permalink written by  chrischarly on February 28, 2012 from Rotorua, New Zealand
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Thermally active town

We had a lazy morning before packing up and we moved out towards Rotorua which is a very thermally active area around a lovely lake. The town itself was very touristy but we did manage to find somewhere for Chris to get his head shaved. After this we went for a walk around a local park that...

permalink written by  chrischarly on February 27, 2012 from Rotorua, New Zealand
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An under-ground river that changes into a waterfall

We got up and had some energy brekkie before our walk. It was really nice, down the River to a few small Waterfalls and then the River disappeared underground before emerging half way down a Cliff in a really spectacular Waterfall. It was a nice 8km walk, a little bit tough, and I...

permalink written by  chrischarly on February 26, 2012 from Kawerau, New Zealand
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A great campsite down a cute permit road

Went from Opotiki to Kawerau to check out another off the track DoC site. At the information office they said we could go on a private road with a permit. It seemed like an adventure so we headed off and found the site pretty easily. It was a nice camp on the side of a lake with a River...

permalink written by  chrischarly on February 25, 2012 from Kawerau, New Zealand
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A wharf, a church and a big tree

Weather was nice today so we had a nice explore up the east coast, stopping at some nice beaches and wharfs for walks. We then went and checked out an old Mauori church, trying to fit a bit of culture into our trip. It was nice with lots of cool carvings. We then scooted...

permalink written by  chrischarly on February 24, 2012 from Opotiki, New Zealand
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