Tongario Holiday Park - Oturere Hut

Indtil nu den værste nat. Jeg har lyttet til “possums” som har skreget og løbet frem og tilbage imellem træerne op ad mit telt. Selvom jeg havde pakket min mad dybt ned i min rygsæk, frygtede jeg alligevel, at de ville komme ind til min taske, hvilket de heldigvis ikke gjorde!

De næste to dage går turen over Nordøens højdepunkt, Tongariro Alpine Crossing, hvor jeg går nord om. Turen går gennem vulkansk landskab med floder, gamle lavafloder, søer og varme kilder (der lugter lidt af rådne æg).

Vi tog med en shuttlebus om morgenen til starten af turen, som egentlig er det oprindelige slutsted for dem, der krydser ruten fra den anden side.

Det gik en del op ad i dag, men i meget flotte omgivelser! Solen var dog ekstremt hård i dag, og der var undervejs de første tre timer rigtig mange turister. Derefter blev det bedre, da jeg gik en anden vej end dem.

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So far, the worst night. I listened to possums screaming and running back and forth between the trees next to my tent. Even though I had packed my food deep inside my backpack, I still feared they would get into my bag, luckily, they didn’t!

For the next two days, the trail goes over the North Island’s highlight, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, where I am taking the northern route. The trail passes through volcanic landscape with rivers, old lava flows, lakes, and hot springs (which smell a bit like rotten eggs).

In the morning, we took a shuttle bus to the start of the trail, which is actually the original endpoint for those crossing from the other side.

Today involved quite a bit of uphill walking, but in very beautiful surroundings! The sun was extremely harsh today, and during the first three hours there were a lot of tourists. After that, it got better as I took a different route than they did.Read more