Taupo
First lift was with a guy named Dale. Cool guy. He's actually heading to Thames (see map in previous entry) but I decided to get him to drop me in Taupo because I needed a wee and some food and a smoke and a pint. I toyed with the idea of doing a little busking too, but time marches on...

I'm going to post some photos as soon as I've managed to get The Gimp installed on this computer. This should take about five minutes...

Almost all my photos were taken through the windscreen of a moving vehicle, and as a result, almost all of them are shit. But there are a few salvageable ones.

As soon as I've done this I'm going to press onward. I want to be in Auckland by nightfall.



Please understand these photos were (a) taken from a moving vehicle (with the exception of the first and last ones) and (b) fiddled with for the monitor of the computer I'm using at this internet cafe in Taupo. I have no idea how they'd look on my own computer, or indeed on yours. I suspect this monitor's a little bit fucked...


Kapiti Island from Waikanae Beach


The start of the Desert Road, between Waiouru and Turangi. I'm afraid I haven't been able to even get close to showing you how unutterably beautiful that area is. Perhaps on the way home...


Mt Ruapehu from the Desert road.


First sight of Lake Taupo


Tongariro Domain, Taupo.



OK, so, I'm going to take a few more photos of Taupo, and then press onward. All the best to you all! :)