It was a slow start this morning as we lazily crawled out of bed well past eight o'clock. Last night we walked into the township. It seemed like a good idea when we decided to go. Being on holiday I relaxed my eating restrictions - meaning I've consumed more empty calories these last 3 days than I have for an entire month. That's okay, back to marathon training mode tomorrow. So we had to do some exercise to work off all that food. We didn't get back to our room until late; walking in the heavy rain on the way back.
Kings Ohakune provides complementary continental breakfast, and staying true to the holiday spirit I treated myself to multiple bowls of dried fruit muesli. Yum yum.
We've been fortunate to have much better weather today. We decided to go for a tramp to see a waterfall.Driving to Whakapapa the views were fabulous. We stopped a few times on the state highway to take pictures.
Close to the village we stopped for snow fighting.
On the Taranaki waterfall trail - breathtakingly beautiful. I literally had to stop and remind myself how grateful I am for having these experiences. I mean, how magical is this?
The trial goes through the forest, over bridges and along streams with snow caped stones.
We finally made it to the waterfall.
On the way back it started to snow. Walking through the alpine grassland with snow kissing your rosy checks is wonderful. I wasn't carrying a 17kg load on my back so I guess I enjoyed the experience a lot more than my counterpart.
The Chateau looked amazing in the distance.
And then it was all over. Back in the car and its homeward bound. A brief and fantastic getaway.
