Treading Trail

The day began at 5:00am, although our alarms forgot to wake us and we were left sleeping. It was only by chance that I awoke at 5:25. It's not natural to have to move that quickly at that time of morning. It was between five and ten minutes before we were on the road heading to the national park from Reid's Farm in Taupo, a busy but free campsite which reminds me somewhat of a festival. Although we had no time for coffee, we managed to shovel in some porridge, before jumping on the shuttle bus. It was only much later that day when we realised we'd left our campervan unlocked, leaving our home, transport and worldly possessions unprotected. The world was in our favour that day, and on our return, we found our van untouched, and as we had left it. The world was also in my favour on my second trip across the Tongariro Crossing in January, with my sister. Like our first crossing in October, we were blessed with beautiful weather and stunning views. The 19km crossin...