After a bitterly cold night and the hordes of people we decide to scrap the rest of the hike. We’ll have to come back and finish this circuit on our next trip to New Zealand. Since we couldn’t do the crossing we would have to come back anyways.
Upon exiting the park we drove a couple hours to Taupo. They have some great freedom camping in Taupo right on the waterfront and only a hundred meters from the city center. We called it an early night and would explore the town on the morrow.Read more
boy you look cold. Is this where you slept with the beer cans?
Eric SchaeferYeah, it was around minus 5 Celsius when we took this. You can see the frost in the trees and on the tent. The water bottle was almost fully frozen.
New ZealandWaikatoTaupo38°41’8” S 176°4’13” E
New ZealandWaikatoTaupo38°41’8” S 176°4’13” E
Eric Schaefer
Yeah, it was around minus 5 Celsius when we took this. You can see the frost in the trees and on the tent. The water bottle was almost fully frozen.