New Zealand is probably one of the most amazing places that we have ever visited.
We met Beth and Ian in Auckland. We rented a car (Ian drove) and we toured the north island.
We did an exhausting but very interesting day hike (eight hours) in the Tongariro National Park through rugged mountainside, steep climbs, volcanic ash and boiling and sulphuric lakes. In one descent, the ridge was actually too hot to touch. This is the location of Mount Mordor of the Lord of the Rings.
