Tongariro Alpine Crossing (20 km), NZ

Beautiful day in the mountains, with a touch of Mordor in Tongariro.

Muscle pain ++ in the legs after 20 km and 5h30 of walking...

A volcano

The red crater

One of the emerald lakes. Gael almost fell in it aaaahhhh!

On our way to the next campsite in a national park, driving along the Forgotten Highway.

Sheep on a green hill.

Lake Taupo, NZ

Driving through Taupo to get to Tongariro.

Morning in the van.

Huka Falls

Coromandel Peninsula, NZ

Driving from Auckland and around the Coromandel Peninsula

Breakfast

Beautiful beach...

Stingray Bay

Jess discovering a cave

Love is in the air

Hot Water Beach digging for the hot springs "do-it-yourself" with all the crazy tourists

Rotorua, NZ

Rotorua is full of geothermal parks with volcaninc activity and boiling mud...

We were lucky to hook up with Laurence and Cederic for a weekend!

Mud pool

Dinner by the lake, summer vibe mmmmm

We found our own little private beach

Hiking