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5:00pm, Fri 30 Apr 2004 : New Zealand #3
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Hi All,
>
> Last time I think it was Napier.
>
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> Napier.
> This town has something special and different to offer. Instead of the
typical
> churches and civic monuments to show off has a magic collection of Art
Deco
> buildings and houses. Take the walking tour with old Deco enthusiasts to
get a
> real understanding of Deco and soon you will be spotting the all important
> features of deco, with its features, ziggarats, fountains making you an
instant
> deco guru.
>
> Taupo / Tongariro crossing.
> Drive west with the intention of staying in Taupo and the weather will
clear up.
> This will mean that you have to do the Tongariro Crossing the next day,
rather
> than put off this 1 day, 16km climb over a steep in places volcano.
>
> Be sure to get an early start on a day after several clear days, so there
are not
> 3000 people doing "NZ's most popular 1 day walk", but instead there will
be 300,
> so take a number and wait for your turn to climb the steep narrow bits. On
the
> right at the top, Ngurahoe will be calling for you to do the extra 3 hours
to its
> cratered summit.
>
> The walk includes moon scape type appearances, views over lake Taupo and
> the last hour through native bush (ho hum). Be sure to stay in a place
that at
> least offers a bath tub, but better a free spa for the tired body.
>
> Taupo
> Book into the wrong hostel and get trapped by the nice people there, then
crew
> on a Noelex 25 (foredeck) to help the underdog take line honours and
handicap
> victory in the twilight race. Before you know it you will at the club
house being
> announced as a visitor and telling some lies.... :-)
>
> On the way to Taupo from just south you will haved stopped for breakfast
on
> the edge of the lake. Getting talking to a 30ish kiwi guy who is after
trout. He is
> keen to tell you his story and before you know it, you will find that he
has been
> in Her Majesty's service for 10 years, out for 1 for killing his oncle
when he was
> 21. His reason for doing so will make you think that it was a tough
sentence, but
> hey thats the law. Edge back to the car, even though you are sure that you
are
> safe.
>
> New Plymouth.
> So many postcard shots of NZ show a symmetric looking snow capped peak
> like Mount Fuji. Don't expect to see it though, even if you have driven
for 4 hours
> to New Plymouth to stay overnight and hope to photograph Mount Taranaki,
> cause it won't come out of the clouds. As they say in NP - if can't see
Mount
> Taranaki then its raining, if you can see it, its about to rain!
>
>
> Taupo Air Show.
> Drive for 3.5 hours back to Taupo for the weekend air show. (took a short
cut
> over 30 km of windy dirt single lane). One of the featured jets has
crashed up
> north killing two, taking a little bit from the event. But despite that
there is heaps
> of action in the air, and the highlight is taking the $100 extra to joy
ride in a
> Catalina sea plane (twin engined WW 2 favourite) and sit opposite a couple
of
> veterans who are telling some tails of the Pacific theatre. Absolute magic
looking
> down from the twin viewing bubbles at the back of the craft and get the
buzz
> from the touch and go on the lake. The next thing you will have paid the
extra $5
> to go into the food and wine feastival to try and find a good NZ red ....
I nearly
> gave up.
>
> Mount Ngurahoe.
> Before you know it its been a week in the area and time to get on, but
first there
> was that extra 3 hours on the crossing to get to the top of the crater.
Decide to
> do it as a up and back thing, which takes 6 hours total - but the top is a
true top
> of the world experience after a huff and puff haul over loose soil and
stones,
> rocks that sees you almost give up several times - thank goodness you have
> made it. The crater has some steam coming out one corner , a bit of snow
in
> another place. Snow capped Mt Rapehu 10 kms south, the Tongariro crossing
> below to the north, lake Taupo in the distance and suprise - The peak of
Mount
> Taranaki sticking up through the clouds to the West!!
>
> Wellington.
> Time to get to the South Island, so drive for 4 hours south and stay a
couple of
> days in the Wellington area. The sunset is special, the waterfront
interesting
> and the new Te Papa museum a special visit. Best bit probably the
earthquake
> house facsimile, which gives you a bit of jar.
>
> Picton / South Island
> Coming soon.
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