the last of the NZ photos, OMG

[ilanarama]

I have uploaded our photos from the Queen Charlotte Track, Wellington, and the Coromandel Peninsula, added 9 photos to the Waitomo (black-water rafting) set, and added 6 photos to the Tongariro (Mount Doom) set.

A few of my favorites:

Heading into Mordor (well, it looks like it, doesn't it?) in Tongariro NP:


Ship-like rock in Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel:


My husband is being eaten by the jungle:


Wellington Weebles Wobble but they don't fall down:


Camping on Queen Charlotte Sound

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[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Oh, if you go to NZ, the Queen Charlotte track is specifically set up for People Who are Really Not So Into Backpacking. You take a boat to one end of this mountain-ridgy peninsula, and then hike back over 4 days, but if you want you can have your gear shuttled by boat so you only have to carry a daypack, and there are a few fancy resorts and stuff so you don't have to actually camp, either. Either way, you get the views from the ridgeline down to the water on both sides.