Tuesday 19th February
I still don't quite know what possessed me but I got up at 5am this morning to tackle the Tongariro Crossing, one of the top ten one day walks in the world. The walk is 12 miles in total and is regarded as challenging due to the steep climbs of the devils staircase and the red crater. The scenery is stunning and was used as the backdrop to the Lord of the Rings including the famous Mount Doom.
After an hour and a half bus journey we started the walk at just gone 7am. It was windy but really clear which made the views of the emerald lakes absolutely breathtaking and a well deserved lunch spot by the time we had tackled the steep ascent. Matt decided to do the walk alone and did what should take 8 hours in 4. We on the other hand took a much steadier pace and made it in 7 hours which wasn't bad going, especially as Jasmine twisted her ankle on the way down and poor thing still has it bandaged up now.
The walk was well worth it but by the end we were exhausted and delighted when the bus finally came into sight. My legs were so sore afterwards and I was sporting a few blisters too.
I still don't quite know what possessed me but I got up at 5am this morning to tackle the Tongariro Crossing, one of the top ten one day walks in the world. The walk is 12 miles in total and is regarded as challenging due to the steep climbs of the devils staircase and the red crater. The scenery is stunning and was used as the backdrop to the Lord of the Rings including the famous Mount Doom.
After an hour and a half bus journey we started the walk at just gone 7am. It was windy but really clear which made the views of the emerald lakes absolutely breathtaking and a well deserved lunch spot by the time we had tackled the steep ascent. Matt decided to do the walk alone and did what should take 8 hours in 4. We on the other hand took a much steadier pace and made it in 7 hours which wasn't bad going, especially as Jasmine twisted her ankle on the way down and poor thing still has it bandaged up now.
The walk was well worth it but by the end we were exhausted and delighted when the bus finally came into sight. My legs were so sore afterwards and I was sporting a few blisters too.
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