King Country Capers

2012

 

 

King Country Capers

Waiouru to Tokaanu   10/11/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a glorious day to be riding the Desert Road.
And look!!!   No traffic!

Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to take in the view.

Photo: Tony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to take in the coffee.

Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Desert Road coffee stop.
 

Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ruapehu.

Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ngauruhoe and Tongariro.

Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ngauruhoe and Tongariro  -  and desert.

Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ngauruhoe and Tongariro.

Photo: Arnold

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ngauruhoe.

Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to get adventurous on the suspension bridge crossing the Tongariro River.

Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After all the desert it was probably very nice to get in to the bush.

Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What goes across, must cross back.  The river trail obeys this rule.

Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

Margaret took Ron's photo above, so now he takes hers.

Photo: Ron J

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tokaanu Power Station.

 

Photo: Margaret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like Kit and Margaret are cooking up a BIG brew.

Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spellbound 1.

Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spellbound 2.

Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is Garth asking for more gravel tomorrow?

Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO!  It was speech time.  And thank you to Annie time.
Here she and Steve are admiring the plate the group gave her for, yet again, organising a great trip.

Photo: Maurice

 

 

 

 

 

 

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