Northern Hemisphere. Philippines. Northern Luzon. How nice, again a culture hardly known to me, where I do not know what to expect! Practically, in a country with over 7000 islands, there are almost as many languages, of course, but the official languages are Tagalog and English, making communication easy. The real language seems to me to be "Taglish" ...
Already in a farewell mood, I set out for the "Thermal Wonderland", about 25 kilometers south of Rotorua. Once again last nights camping in my beloved tent, before I sell it then (as well as camping chair, camping mat, cooking pot) successfully to other people on the campsite. At night while peeing on the lake look (see photo) ... How nice! In the morning after the Tongariro Crossing I treat myself ...
What's good for 100,000 people a year can not be bad, right? Time for me to do the most popular day hike in New Zealand, the Tongariro Alpine Crossing! I booked the earliest shuttle (driving to the mountain by car is not welcome) so I'm already in the lane at 5:15 am, about an hour before sunrise. Obviously I have ...