Rob's Photos

As promised here are a few photos Rob took. He had his camera up while skiing, so at least we have some shots of us in gear, and of the beautiful mountains... Enjoy!


From left to right: Alice (trying to be smart ;-), Jill, me




From left to right: Me, Nat, Rob

Craters of the Moon

Here are some pictures of the Craters of the Moon (just north of Taupo). A fascinating area, and surprisingly by far not as well known as Rotorua.

Huka Falls

Here are a few photos from Huka Falls. They are actually not high at all, but massive amounts of water are pushed through the narrow channel. The water is ice blue, which adds to the beauty of the falls...

Mt. Ruapehu

This weekend we (Jill, Rosie, Neil, Alice, Rob, Nat, Janice, Frederica, Stefano, Jonathon, Ulrike and myself) rented the AuSM ski lodge in National Park and went skiing at Whakapapa on Mount Ruapehu. Jill, Rosie and I couldn't wait to get on the slopes, and thus went up the mountain on Friday for half a day, right after arrival. Skiing was great, and we were very happy :) We then went all Saturday, and had fantastic weather and beautiful snow for most of the time. Sunday was another wonderfully sunny day, but very windy, and thus the skifield was closed (exception was the "baby hill"). While a bit disappointed, we were happy that we had the previous two days, and decided that we'll head up north earlier than planned and stop on the way instead. Ulrike, Neil, Alice and Rob were in our car, and we went via Turangi to Taupo, where we had lunch. Then a quick look at the Huka Falls and a beautiful walk at the Craters of the Moon! We were back in Auckland after a very good weekend with great people, lots of fun, and great skiing!

Below are a few photos I took at and around Mt Ruapehu and Mt. Ngauruhoe. The next parts will be Huka Falls and Craters of the Moon, and once I get photos from Rob (he took his camera to the ski fields) I'll post them in another blog :)

Cheerio
micha