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:: : : " Naking aE 5. 30am we made use of the facilities provided and - had our breakfast in akitchen! Moving off past the Chateau before 7am we were abie to 'watch the sun come up:as.we strolled along the track towards Mangatepopo. Stopping by the-hut -only to take a photo of Ngauruhoe, we headed off into ther snowoand up into South Crater: Trying: to: save some time by sidling" (below: Emerald-Lakes) we had to negotiate a bluff. As Eric passed Glen's pack down to him it got away and tumbled down the hill, to everybody but. the Trip Leader's delight. Shortly afterwards we rejoined the track.on its way to Oturere and had lunch at the hut therei. At - : L - : Off again past New Waihohonu Hut,"we eventually-reachéd the road to Tukino as the sun was setting. It was dark when we reached Rangipo Hut but within an hour wé were heartily tucking into mounds of, macaroni cheeze, followed by instant pud, a brew and then our pits. Sundayi morning and. Mike was up before: dawn to photograph a sunrise over the Kaimanawas. Away, by 8am wect travelled- around the southern side of iit. Ruapehu and arrived at MangaheuhusHut in. time for an early lunch. Lounging around absorbing the sunshine-we admired crispy çlear views of Ruapehu and Girdlestone Peaks. :
After plodding through: loads of mud we reached the scenic Waitonga Falls n the early, afternoon. We met some tourists with movie cameras around Sthere and sure enough 10 minutes later we, were at the road. After basking n tho sun for awhile we wandered off down the road to the tarseal where 1,9 had a brew.and waited_for the bus. Visitors to the Tongariro National Park weres : Glen Turner (leader), Mat Comeskey, Mike Moran, Peter Hodge, ric Evans, Greg Ord (scribe). 7: - : h::
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