Ohakune to TaupoSaturday Dec 5th, 2009
Morning arrives and we have had a great sleep at Ohakune. Once packed we take the advice of the inn attendant and drive up the mountain. It is a long 16 km’s up and the weather looks nice in Ohakune, but as we get fart
her up the mountain the fog starts to come in then it begins to rain. Finally, at the top, we meet a fellow directing t
raffic. It seems there is a round the mountain half-marathon today, what a terrible day for a run! We ask him if there is anything to see and as we can pretty much figure out for ourselves with the rain and fog you can’t see a th
ing. We turn around and head back down the mountain.We spend the day driving to Taupo.
Made a coupl
e of stops on the drive through the desert. We found a quiet stop in the dessert, to have our lunch. The water and wind has carved some interesting scupltues into the rocks. Also, I found many unusual tiny alpine flowers growing in the rock.
This is the prettiest town we have seen on our travels... We booked into the cabins, unfortunately they didn't have our $55 per night special. We turned to leave and the manager agreed to give us their $120 a night for $90. Later I found out we have the deluxe cabin that goes for $150 a night. We can certianly tell as we have a 28" flat screen tv, fridge, microwave, queen bed, full shower, table and chairs and all the kitchen necessities. It is also brand new!Wellington to Ohakune
Friday Dec 4th, 2009
This morning we are up early to drive to Ohakune. It is a long drive. We stopped in Graytown which caters to the antique hunters. There are many antique stores here. We stop for a quick cup of coffee then off to Masterton.
Alan and I walked around the downtown of Masterton before carrying on to Palmerston North.
Tonight we are in a motel as there is no backpacker’s accommodation available. We walk up the river trail to the 
old coach road and discover that there is much more town than anticipated. One house is quite cute, it is made from steel roofing that is bent, much like a Quonset hut, only artistic.
We still have to find accommodation in Hawaii! Tomorrow we are off to Taupo.
Friday Dec 4th, 2009
This morning we are up early to drive to Ohakune. It is a long drive. We stopped in Graytown which caters to the antique hunters. There are many antique stores here. We stop for a quick cup of coffee then off to Masterton.
Alan and I walked around the downtown of Masterton before carrying on to Palmerston North.
Tonight we are in a motel as there is no backpacker’s accommodation available. We walk up the river trail to the 
old coach road and discover that there is much more town than anticipated. One house is quite cute, it is made from steel roofing that is bent, much like a Quonset hut, only artistic.We still have to find accommodation in Hawaii! Tomorrow we are off to Taupo.
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