Dozens of topographies in 1 hour
Driving south from John's skydive at Lake Taupo in central North Island, we witnessed something totally amazing: dozens of topographies in 1 hour's drive. 
No traffic on NZ Highway 1New Zealand is a fascinating little country with some of the world's most amazing landscapes all represented on just a few hundred kilometers within one island.
First we passed through the edge of Lake Taupo, so pristine with white sandy beaches and turquoise colored waters. Then, it was onto the Tongariro National Park, where desolate praries blanketed the grounds beneath two huge dormant volcanoes. Next we saw hundreds of sheep dotting the cowboy-esque landscape, proving in a blink that New Zealand does have more sheep than people. All this within 1 hours' drive along one of the nation's major highways. Which, by the way, was a two-lane road.
Whit & John
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