Skotel

We have a room with a mountain view! Looking out our very own sliding glass doors (and stepping out onto our own deck), Mounts Ngauruhoe and Tongariro are just in front. The Skotel is just behind the Tongariro Grand Chateau near the Whakapapa (FAH-kah-PAH-pah) Ski Area.


The clouds come and go... so do the showers. It's much, much colder here on the plateau.

We're watching the forecast for tomorrow... to decide whether to actually do the Tongariro Crossing. The forecast, at the moment, is for the weather to be foul. If that's the case, we'll probably skip it.