30.07, 30.08 New Zealand: Part 2 of 4-day Tongariro Northern Circuit
Next level, heading to the top of Red Crater on a day filled with excitement, much climbing including large distances. On our travels thus far, we've met many different nationals. To name a few countries, they include Canada, United States, Israel, England, Wales, Slovakia, New Zealand obviously, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Russia, Romania, India and a few others we don't remember. We continue to be amused, impressed, entertained and fascinated by the different people who all provide something unique in the mix. Should one ever wish to open the mind, forget books (not completely) and travel among the people. We might suggest that you avoid upper-market hotels otherwise the experience and variation will be limited and limiting. After that sentence, we probably have alienated a number of people but no ill-feelings are intended. I suppose it's our nature or peculiarities, maybe idiosyncrasies, that we enjoy people in general, tending towards th...