Tuesday March 14

 We woke up to clear and cold skies (2°C~35F). After a buffet breakfast we headed out on the trail.

We were in The Tongariro National park which boasts of 3 volcanoes.  

We hiked on the Silica Rapids walk up to a magnificent view of the land below.


A cold start

















After the hike we retraced our steps down to Taupo. We wandered the waterfront (in much nicer weather than the prior day) and into various shops. 



Then back to Rotorua to stay the night. Enjoyed our last dinner with our friends Gavin and Sasha.  If you haven't noticed,  Sasha has made it her mission for us to have many pictures of the sights with the two of us included. 

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