the Tongariro National Park, we have to leave a tip on the Forgotten World Highway towards New Plymouth.
on this adventurous journey we are sometimes just become citizens of the Republic of Whangamomona and have undertaken to diligently smile (pretty hard when you travel through New Zealand happy ;-) Every two years here, Independence Day is celebrated. The village is home to thirty soul then thousands of visitors, will be competitive in Possumhäuten and pigs wearing. Unfortunately, we missed the Independence Day a few months and therefore had the newspaper articles on signs in the hotel believe that the Republic has won this event spectacle various awards. Most particularly, we must consider ourselves fortunate that our passports have a fairly readable signature of the current president. The previous one was not because of his race (Ziege!) able to write. Otherwise, there were top prospects cool tunnel (Hobbit-tunnel) and the largest waterfall in the North Island.
New Plymouth is nice, even nicer, the scenery: The city is not only the sea (nothing special for New Zealand ..), in good weather, shows Mount Taranaki, a picturesque picturesque mountain (as long as the dramatic Maori legend does not know that I leave out so at this point ...).
soon as they arrive pushes the snow-covered peak again into view, dressed in a pretty skirt clouds, and with it increased the anticipation climb the next day a part of the idyllic mountain. Unfortunately it was raining and we had to postpone the hike for a day, but that could meet Anne, who traveled from here for some time with us and accompanied us on the mountain. In this way again übelst cool greetings ;-) Ah yes, the evenings we spent with-Wasgij puzzles. One puzzling unfortunately what we see, for example, but what happened shortly after the picture on the cover is. Christine did not give up, so we have actually extended so a night. As a reward, we have "taken" another sunset, are rumgefahren around the mountain (makes you better in the summer because there was now dead trousers) and have discovered the real bread and the arms market crashed due to unexpected weight almost to the ground .
Next stop Waitomo. Call 0800-GRN GLW!
behind "Green Glow" represents the world's best cave adventure (at least all that we know). With our guide Paul are we (and only us!) Herumgekraxelt a day in and around its Caves including Abseiling (up to 30m), Durchquetschings, Packed in Glühwürmchenlicht.
down, down, down ...
As long as us only sky does not fall on your head!
Abseilquetschgedöns in the cave ...
Glowworms!
As long as us only sky does not fall on your head!
Abseilquetschgedöns in the cave ...
Glowworms!
In contrast to the thrill-providers (Cave rafting, etc.) it provides a complete introduction to caving, in clean and dry Clothes (at least initially). The intensity increases with each minute, until Mark had almost given up in the narrowest gap. By squeezing but was rewarded with a cave and a fluorescent stalactites. All images were taken with our camera! In very basic hostel, there was the way the friendliest cat ever.
via a short stop in Auckland, where we replenish stocks and a little worried about our car had (coming soon in the car-blog), it went further into the Northland ...
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