The lockdown has ended and we are back home quarantined in our apartment.
Winter was arriving in Rangataua, when we departed, with temperatures down to -6C.
During a few months locked down we met the locals and did a lot of ‘scrumping’ to get apples for apple pies and the resident horses including 1 miniature. The locals remained in their shorts even when the frosts started – ‘Oh this is nothing, have to enjoy this warm weather, it gets much colder than this!’
A good time to go home to 30C plus, we will be back.
Lake Rotopounamu 
Lake Rotopounamu, an old favourite hike 
Flax, near the cemetery 
Old Coach Road on a frosty morning 
Rangataua reserve 
Old Coach Road 
Wood nymph, spotted near Rangataua 
Tongariro Crossing 
Flax 
Rangataua Cemetery
