Tongariro Alpine Crossing, described as the best one-day hike in New Zealand, was the next adventure on the Hillier must do list. Unfortunately, the threat of rain hovered over us while we made our drive down to Whakapapa Holiday Park. We were able to squeeze in a few activities before the rain started, including a visit to an Alpaca Farm and two hikes; Omaru Falls and Tupapakurua Falls.
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| Omaru Falls |
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| Keith doing whatever it takes to get the shot! |
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| Keith feeding Fairy. Fairy was hungry hungry! Pushed all the other Alpacas out of the way! |
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| Posing... I'm sure Keith has a picture of the actual waterfall at Tupapakurua Falls. This is all I got! |
By the time we arrived to our campsite it was raining pretty good, so good that Keith got lost on his way back “home” from the shower and became an uninvited guest in someone else’s van. Oh Keith! He claims all of these vacation van rentals look alike. Ha. Luckily the NZ police weren’t called, so we were back to planning our Tongariro tramp. Yes, tramp. Apparently it isn’t “hiking” here, but “tramping.” Keith and I are really enjoying being NZ tramps. Haha Anyway, the threat of rain was a bit less in the morning hours, so we took the first shuttle out. We made it the entire 12 miles passing Soda Springs, South Crater, Red Crater, Mt Ngauruhoe (aka Mt Doom!), Mt Tongariro, Emerald Lakes, Central Crater, Blue Lake and Ketetah without needing a rain jacket! However, if you see a picture of me in a rain jacket, Jen and jacket is not synonymous with rain.
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| Mt Doom! |
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| Red Crater |
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| Emerald Lakes |
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| Blue Lake |
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| Ketetah Waterfall |
Time to relax in the hot springs!
Thanks for reading,
JenniferMarie
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