Hike 36: Mount Tihia, a volcano near Turangi
After a couple of whiskeys, a volcano and Lake Taupo will appear in picture Jenni deals with slippery slope as she nears peak "Are you sure there are no snakes in New Zealand?" After our drenching yesterday, we have taken to weather forecasting. What a foolish endeavor to undertake in New Zealand. We have learned never to make predictions but we are about to break that principle: ‘We don’t think the sun will ever shine in this wonderful country again’. We suppose we could be wrong. We also wrote that yesterday’s decision not to face the powerful winds halfway across Tongariro was one that showed our ‘budding’ maturity. What were we thinking? We really don’t want to find ourselves ‘growing up’ too quickly. Where’s the fun in precious life should that occur. Today, we put paid to yesterday’s foolish ‘mature’ behavior and regressed considerably. Whew! For half a day, we were concerned. And then came the rain, at the summit We awoke to rain and so did extra business a...