New Zealand - 2002
South Island
4 days tramping in Kahurangi National Park (top end of South Island)...
The trampers - Joe, Wendy, Albert
Mt Arthur hut
Spear grass ("spaniards") with Mt Arthur in background
Forest walking
Lake Peel
On Mt Peel
North Island
A week of car-touring...
Mt Ruapehu, active volcanoe and ski resort
Mt Ngauruhoe, Tongariro Nat Park
Emerald Lakes, Tongariro Nat Park
Natural tunnel near Waitomo Caves
A thermal lake at Rainbow Hill (near Rotorua)
Otaki Beach (north of Wellington)
Footnote: National Parks in NZ are managed by the Dept of Conservation, or DOC.
They charge $5 per night for the use of back-country huts, or $10 for some of the more luxurious ones.
The Maori name for DOC is Te Papa Atawhai. Te Papa means "treasure chest", and Atawhai is "to care for".