On the Way Home--8 October 2009

We've almost covered the two week excursion with these posts. I'll bet that we'll need the first six months in 2010 to post what we will do in December before hopping the flight home.



Our drive north took us past Mt. Ruapehu.

A great photo of the volcano is here.

The area was covered with fresh snow. When the southerlies hit us hard on South Island, the winds deflected eastward hit North Island hard. Over 700 autos were snowed in for the night on a high pass. We changed our plans and went to Taupo through a road that hadn't closed.

After a night in a family suite, we visited Huka Falls, a dam that controls the hydroelectric power system by adjusting the water flow to power demand, and the honey store. www.honeyhivetaupo.com

After some honey ice cream, we were on our way again.

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