Next in the line of climbers to Mt. Doom, aka Mt. Nguarahoe, Mt. Tongariro, and Mt. Ruapehu in the distance, were Isabelle and David. However this story may be a while in the telling. They set off at the usual time and it was okay weather but clouded over. However they encountered snow at much lower levels than John or Lynda and I and had to put on the crampons quite a bit sooner. And then the big snow and wind began. But they made it to the top. At least that's what the guide told them. Apparently it was pretty difficult to tell where you were.
The weather was supposed to clear sometime during the day and the hope (of the guide) was that it would clear before they got to the top. However ... it didn't. the picture below is comparable to some when B & L hiked and at that time it was clear and no snow at that level. Still being the expert hikers they are, hmm, er, they really enjoyed it, hmm, er, maybe, er.
But survive it they did and other than sore muscles, no one fell off the mountain. And the sky did clear on the way down so that they could look back up and say, "Oh, that's where we were!"In fact Isabelle was able to take solace in the fact that the previous day we had gone to Hobbiton (where the Shire part of LOTR was filmed, and she got to hold a baby sheep, um lamb.
So the Linaburgs are now happy in Palmerston North and sort of ready for another adventure, though maybe not quite as big. So we are heading to Wellington and then will take the ferry to north end of the South Island. But we probably won't climb a mountain there.
The weather was supposed to clear sometime during the day and the hope (of the guide) was that it would clear before they got to the top. However ... it didn't. the picture below is comparable to some when B & L hiked and at that time it was clear and no snow at that level. Still being the expert hikers they are, hmm, er, they really enjoyed it, hmm, er, maybe, er.
But survive it they did and other than sore muscles, no one fell off the mountain. And the sky did clear on the way down so that they could look back up and say, "Oh, that's where we were!"In fact Isabelle was able to take solace in the fact that the previous day we had gone to Hobbiton (where the Shire part of LOTR was filmed, and she got to hold a baby sheep, um lamb.
So the Linaburgs are now happy in Palmerston North and sort of ready for another adventure, though maybe not quite as big. So we are heading to Wellington and then will take the ferry to north end of the South Island. But we probably won't climb a mountain there.
5 comments:
ISABELLE HELD A BABY SHEEP! ISABELLE HELD A BABY SHEEP!!! This need to go in a frame next to the baby goat on crosscountry skis!!!!!!
Mt. Doom look yet even more intimidating... I think I HAVE to climb it... cool.... I would be on the horiess place I've ever been (I think)!
Excellent adventures!
Isabelle and David left this am. I asked what iz liked the best and she said "holding the lamb!" We all had a wonderful time.
i LOVED holding the lamb!
david and i just finished our 24 hours of plane travel and are safely home. at last.. zzzzzzz
If you look at the 2nd picture you will see David stopped on the trail ahead of me wondering why I'm stopping to take a picture :)
(a nice stopping break)
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