Into the Lands of Mordor
December 15th 2006 Other than skydiving, one of the things that Taupo is famous for is the great Tongariro Crossing. The common room at Rainbow Lodge is full of exhausted trekkers (or trampers as the Kiwis like to call them) telling tales of extraordinary adventure and out-of-this world scenery. We had heard about the crossing back in Rotorua and we mentioned it to Lina, our Japanese friend when we were there. When
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