30.09 New Zealand: Part 2, Mount Taranaki, a memorable experience on the volcano.
Is there a top to this...an end? There is indeed. Thanks, Dave of Wellington. Our accommodation has been comfortable and at times, quite exciting, in New Zealand. Thus far, only once has it presented a bit of a challenge and that’s as we prepare for a 5-day tramp on the Abel Tasman Trail, reputedly a top excursion along the coast. We stayed in a cabin within a campground which was great in principle, much like our visit to Picton (terrific), but that’s where the comparison began and ended. Between the flies and mosquitoes, failing air-conditioning unit and suprisingly hot weather, we were put through our paces. Without a private bathroom, aggressive chickens befriending us and leaving their internally processed food on our patio and cooking area when we scooted them away, we have had better days. In fact, one of the hens slept on the outside stovetop. There was nothing we could do to move her, short of turning on the electricity, we suppose. The commencement of the tramp i...