10:00am Feb. 24th 2009

We are heading to Tongariro National Park where the Tongariro Crossing is located. We head south and find ourselves driving for a good bit. We stop and eat a bite in Hamilton, which was nothing special so we head on. We get to a stopping point in Taupo and it was getting late. We learned quick that the Kiwi life is so simple and that being said if you don't get to a hotel before 8:00pm you might not get a bed for the night. 

We went cheep this night. We paid $15 American a piece for a 5x5 room with Cody on the single bed and me on the floor. Lets just say that he's a better Rock, Paper, Scissors player than I am. It wasn't that bad because everything in this country is so damn clean. The restrooms and showers are great and the people who run these 5x5 rooms will be willing to help you with anything that you may need.