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THIS is the tale of a rather wet time spent negotiating day two of the Tongariro Northern Circuit. In January of 2019, a friend and I decided to escape the hellish hot weather of Wagga Wagga and head over to New Zealand for a spot of ‘tramping’. We were very excited and so were a little put out when the first day’s walking looked inclement.

I say ‘looked’ deliberately. I think from the carpark of National Park Village to Mangetepopo Hut we only had a sprinkling of rain despite some very threatening clouds. Overnight however, it rained and rained. It