After I got off that loooong haul flight (6h from Easter Island back to Santiago and then another 13h from Santiago to Auckland) I arrived safe and sound in Auckland.
For the next days, I rented a car to explore the Northern Island.
I started heading north towards Bay of Islands and Cape Reinga, went southbound again towards Coromandel, Rotorua, Taupo and Hobbiton...
As I already visited the South Island a while back when studying in Oz, I did not quite know what to expect from the North Island. But see for youselves, I found it very beautiful and stunning!
Busy Auckland
Northland
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| the tallest Kaori tree in NZ |
Coromandel
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| Narnia Beach |
Rotorua
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| Wai-O-Tapu |
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| Wai-O-Tapu geothermal area |
Tongariro Crossing aka. in the land of Mordor from Lord of the Rings
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| Mt Doom is awaiting us :) |
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| 8am, 3 degrees... lets do this!!! |
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| Mt. DOOM |
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| such a random coincidence: met a colleague on the other side of the world crossing a volcano..... |
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| 8h, 19,4km and 1000m altitude gain later: WE MADE IT! |
HOBBITON aka. The Shire
Goodbye New Zealand, until next time! I will be back, for sure....
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