a lot to tell...but to lazy to write :-/

The last weeks was mostly work for Steve. It is still a bit of everything what keeps it interesting. I got some job offers from local guy for the winter time. I hope it is more serious than these bloody boat job. Which finally was given to another guy :-( But ok, that's life.
As know from my pictures I've done the Tongorio Crossing together with Dave, my work colleague. I had sore stomach muscles from laughing instead of sore leg muscles from walking :-) Up there it is another world. Like walking the moon. Just awesome! A must do!
Since one week I'm back on the road. Went from Raurimu to Taupo and paddled to the Maori Rock Carvings. Spend some chilly hours at lake front. Visited the Huka Falls which are just amassing. Its a rapid, 15m wide, 15m deep (water is 10m deep) and around 200m long. It's ending in a huge Waterfall a bit less than 10m. 160 cubic meter water per second. It is just pure power.
After this 2 days in Taupo I went further east direction Lake Waikaremona. Windy Interstate 38 ends in a long gravel road. Beautiful forests and lookouts are around the road. I watched the sunset at Horuruahine Landing the first lake bay you're passing. The next day went quite fast. Most of the time I took photos of the countless waterfalls around the lake. And I graped my tickets for the Great Walk I planed to start on Saturday. The Walk winding along the lake shore, climbing up to the Panekiri Bluff and offers mostly awesome views out of the native forest toward the crystal blue lake middle in nowhere. So far so good. The water Taxi drop you off at Onepoto around 9.30a.m. The climb up to the bluff took around 4h. And I had lunch at the first hut. Normally the Track is between 3-4 days; 45km. I wanted to walk it in 2 days. My night camp should be Korokoro. But everything changes as I slipped on a muddy part and twisted my ankle. Good for me, that I meet 2 doctors from Napier an the track which drugged me up. Thanks a lot girls!! Slowly we went down to the next hut. Another 4h. and I tented the night there. Already skipped my plans for a two day hike. The next morning, was Ok. The ankle was swollen and it was hard to walk. Ok, it wasn't my hike. First I took the empty battery for my cam not able to make all pictures I wanted. Then I slipped... So I was really pissed and decided to cancel the track. The others I meet in the hut left and I stood waiting for the Taxi which finally came at 10.30 to drop some backpacks for lazy hikers. So i spend the afternoon at the Motor Camp. The skipper tolled my, that this is one of 20 day sunshine up here. Normally it's mostly clouded and rainy. A perfect day for hiking.... Cool. Made it! I hope the next time I start this track, the weather will be like today. Sunshine, 16°C, not a single cloud, a light wind and not crowded at all! After I cooled my ankle with ice it's still swollen, but walking isn't too bad.
So I'm leaving this beautiful lake and heading east toward the coastline. Finding a spot with mobile phone coverage to post this blog.