Taumarunui - Tūrangi

I dag var en mere aktiv dag! Det skulle udnyttes, at vejret endelig viste sig fra den gode side.

Vi startede ud med at gå rundt om søen Rotoaira i Tongariro National Park. Derefter spiste vi frokost i Tūrangi og lejede også her mountainbikes, hvor vi efterfølgende cyklede rundt, bl.a. langs floden. Da vi lejede cyklerne, sagde vi begge, at vi nok havde brug for nogle børnehjelme i størrelserne, hvilket damen ikke var så sikker på, hvorefter vi prøvede fem forskellige hjelme, før hun måtte indse, at vi begge havde nogle små hoveder og gav os begge børnehjelme.

Vi var efterfølgende begge lidt færdige efter den aktive dag og skyndte os at køre til en campingplads ved Motuoapa, hvor vi satte vores telte op. Det blev en meget klar stjernehimmel og en kold nat. Jeg fandt om morgenen Aviaja i bilen, hvor hun havde sneget sig ind for at få lidt mere varme i løbet af natten.

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Today was a more active day! We had to make the most of the fact that the weather had finally decided to show its good side.

We started out by walking around Lake Rotoaira in Tongariro National Park. Afterwards, we had lunch in Tūrangi and also rented mountain bikes there, after which we cycled around, including along the river. When we rented the bikes, we both said that we probably needed children’s helmets in our sizes, which the lady wasn’t too sure about, and we then tried on five different helmets before she had to admit that we both had rather small heads and gave us children’s helmets.

After the active day, we were both a bit exhausted and hurried to drive to a campsite near Motuoapa, where we set up our tents. It turned into a very clear starry night and a cold one. In the morning, I found Aviaja in the car, where she had snuck in during the night to get a bit more warmth.Read more