Three Day Weekend at Tongariro National Park

We had a fun three day holiday weekend at Tongariro National Park.   We booked a room with a kitchenette which worked well as we could eat breakfast there and make sack lunches for our tramps.  The first picture shows NZ's largest lake, Lake Taupo which is fed by sparkling ice-melt from the Tongariro National Park.  We drove along the lake enroute to the park, but didn't have time to explore.

Tongariro National Park has numerous tracks which are well marked and in great shape.  We enjoyed the tramping, taking our lunches and resting by the beautiful sights.  Our two favorite tramps were Taranaki Falls and the Silicon Rapids.  We are posing in front of the falls.  A memory of this area will be the combination of flax and grasses growing side by side.

The last picture shows a Canadian couple who hail from Switzerland.  We ate dinner with them and shared stories.  I chose this pic to feature the food--------lasagne on top of fries!