Tag: Hike
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On the Great Rakiura Walk to the steam haulers
Today I wanted to do a little bit more walking. The weather forecast was not the best with rain in the late afternoon. But after what I saw on the hike yesterday I wanted to make sure whether it is possible to hike the Raikura Walk in one day if you get up very early…
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5 mile bay
Today I said goodbye to my travel companion and went for the other walk Taupo had to offer. The great lake walkway. This one passes 2 mile bay, 3 mile bay, 4 mile bay and – 5 mile bay road and leads to 5 mile bay. The footpath is almost always next to the lake…
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Aratiatia dam
Today was the day we wanted to do the Tongariro Crossing. Due to bad weather conditions on the mountain this got cancelled. For Isabelle this was unfortunate as her timetable did not allow for too many extra days and she had to move on. For me it just meant that I extended my stay for…
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Redwood forest and Huka Falls
Pickup time was 9:30 and the next destination was just around the corner. So we got to walk around a little bit more today. First stop was a redwood forest just outside of Rotorua. They planted it when the loggers realized that the big Kauri trees they where cutting down actually where thousands of years…
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Rotorua
Isabelle wonderful person that she is moved her booked trip to a geysir and a thermal park back a day. That way I could join her. So after I reached Roturua and booked into the hostel we met up and went along Lake Rotorua past a living Maori village to Kuriau Park which is full…
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Kauri Trees
Kauri trees are the biggest trees in New Zealand. Not the highest. The trees where massive (40-50 meters high with a diameter of 5 meters) and almost everywhere in the North Island as it seemed. To make it even better the wood is always straight, smooth and does not contain those ugly holes produced by…
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Walk to the Haruru Waterfalls
After the signing grounds I went on to the local waterfalls. I was a little bit pressed for time as I didn’t know if there was a back exit or if I had to get back the same way. And traipsing through the woods at night is not my idea of being safe. The walks…
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Vivero Cumbre
After a nice lunch together with some of the other walkers (goat in my case) I went on to Vivero Cumbre. In the this park used to be the main quarries for the stones used in Santiago. The cobblestones in Plaza de Armas (the main square) came from here. On top of it was an…
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Sixth day in Rio – Parque das Ruínas
Browsing the web in the morning I found out that there was supposedto be a class with Mestre Canguru in an hour. After a hasty breakfast I was on my way and aktually managed to kling to some Capoeriste tht went into the right direction. I wouldn’t have found the place otherwise. After the class…
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Fourth day in Rio – Cristo Redentor
Another beautiful day in Rio asked to be explored. This time my companions from yesterday wanted to do the walking tour and maybe walk up to Cristo Redentor afterwards. Unfortunately this would have been a little bit tricky in the end because once you walk up you have to walk down again or pay the…