We've talked about it for ages. I've always said "No way!. No bathroom attached, I'm not going." But with Robert's "challenge" and a reasonable "compromise", we did it and it was an awesome experience - camping at the Discovery Lodge in the National Park, Whakapapa (pronounced fa-ke-papa).
Our tents were modest compared to some flash ones lined up beside ours - but still we were kept safe and warm and that's what mattered in the end.......
We went prepared with the necessities - like the lamp & mozzie repellants, as well as comfy pillows and polar fleece blankets.
In winter, the mountains in the backdrop is a ski field, the largest one in the North Island of NZ. With the summer sun, and the particularly hot summer we've had, you can only streaks of ice....
Just at the foothill of the mountains is The Chateau (with the green roof). It's one of those grand old dames - like the Raffles Hotel in S'pore - apparently owned by a S'porean (probably Ong Beng Seng or the Kwek family - I must find out). Robert's parents spent their honeymoon there too (information provided by Joan)
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