Some days are better than others and this was worth getting up at 5.30am for even if it was only 1degree above zero. We were walking on the hill by 8am and you could see Mount Taranaki around 300kms off to the west. It was a perfect day with loads of snow still around to accentuate the hills. This is an amazing walk with spectacular views, I know people who've done it in a blizzard and their photos aren't like this one. It pays to be there when the weather gods are smiling. It gets very busy in summer though-today there were around 80 people on the hill so it was pretty quiet. Having your lunch next to a snow patch sitting on rocks that are keeping your behind nice and warm next to a sulphourous fumerole is a little different from your average day in the office that's for sure.We were down in time to catch the 3.30pm bus but it didn't aid us getting back any sooner as we were caught in a traffic jam behind a light aircraft crash on the road back to Taupo. Amazingly pilot and passenger got out alive, there was very little left of the plane.
Ate in the same place and once more an early night in bed. Still not over the jetlag.
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