New Zealand: Wellington & Tongariro Crossing

Wellington: In Search of Chocolate Milk

Boss tells me that one thing I ought to try in New Zealand is the Lewis Road Chocolate Milk, because rumour has it that they have security guards enforcing the 2 bottles per customer limit. That good, eh? Let’s find out!

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. (Ha! I almost thought it was Auckland.) In hopes of finding Lewis Road Chocolate Milk, which appears to be available only in the North Island at the moment, I scout out the supermarkets early morning before my bus leaves. To no avail.

So here are some photos from the morning walk:

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Harbour side.

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Tongariro Crossing: In search of Mt Doom

Mt Doom is where the Ring was forged and later destroyed by Frodo. It is said that Mt Ngauruhoe’s symmetrical cone shape is the reason the LOTR crew chose it to be Mt Doom.

Dylan, Richard, and Harrison.
From our hostel, 5 of us decide to hike to the Tongariro Summit. Here are the 3 Kiwi teens who kept us going. The hike is normally 7 to 9 hours to hike. We complete it in 6 hours (9a-3p).
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In search of Mt Doom. Failed: too foggy.
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A sign warns us it’s an active volcano area. If you see white smoke, it is normal, if you see black smoke… RUN!
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The water is grey.

Sad, sad, but surprise!

And… I find it at a small town supermarket.

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Yes, it was pretty good.

 

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