Tongariro, Wellington and crossing the Cook Strait
January 5th 2010 After leaving Rotorua once Christmas was over, my next stop was the little town of Turangi which is situated right on the edge of the Tongariro national park. Now, I'm not really that into hiking but there is a famous 1 day trek which is known as the Tongariro Crossing and it looked pretty cool so I thought I'd give it a try. The trek is about 19.5kms and usually takes most of the day, but there's
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