On the recommendations of all the local people and our relatives, we took on the challenge of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, which is said to be the best day walk in New Zealand and in the top ten world-wide. It is a 20km one way walk, so we had to arrange to get our car to the finish and be dropped off at the start.
It is a trek across an active volcano and the earth is quite hot in places. In fact there was a cold wind at some points but we were kept warm by the heat radiating from the ground!
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| Ngauruhoe Summit |
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| The Red Crater |
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| The Blue Lake |
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| The Emerald Lakes |
We had been warned that the trek would take between seven and nine hours, so when we completed it in six and a half hours we were quite chuffed (and a little sore the next day!). The track is extremely well signposted and constructed and there were literllay hundreds of people on it - so no chance of getting lost. After the start, which resembled sales day in Oxford Street, teh crowds did thin a lot and we were able to concentrate on the dramatic scenery.
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