Tongariro Crossing and Mt Ruapehu
November 24th 2007 November 21, 2007
It was a very early morning for us again today, starting well before the sun came up. The shuttle picked us up from the hostel at 6:00 a.m. and drove us forty-five minutes to the trailhead for the famous Tongariro Crossing.
We began hiking at 7:00 a.m., but it still wasn’t enough to beat the crowds. This is one of New Zealand’s “Great Walks,” which means the tracks a
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