Taranaki Falls

My hike to Taranaki Falls offered a lot of scenic variety: hills, forests, streams, fields and quite a few smaller waterfalls along the way. Annoyingly, there was a fair amount of tourists there as well and about 75% of them were German. Not the travel experience I was hoping for. Though I always get a kick out of being mistaken for an Australian.

In the late afternoon, when we were both back at Lake Taupo, we admired the calm lake and just had to practise our kayaking skills again. Well, Maddie did. I already mastered the craft. But who was I to say no to a little fun?Read more