After just about managing to wake up for the 10am checkout of Base Taupo, Chaggie, plus our Canadian friend, Raymond who we had met in Queenstown, headed off for Rotorua, the Maori capital of the world. The first thing that hit us (although we had already been told) was the extremely strong smell of Sulphur that is evident in Rotorua. This is obviously due to the volcanic activity that happens around here but it was rather strong! Almost as if someone had seriously bad toilet issues.
We dropped Raymond at his hostel before arriving at Staggie's Dad's old best mates widow's house (Jan). Jan was extremely helpful as she gave us some leaflets with information on what things are available to do in and around Rotorua.
Chaggie decided to go to a Geo-thermal Restoration area which we could walk around. There they had boiling hot mud pools and a Geyser, which every hour or so, shoots water 15 meters up into the air! This is when it hit us how extraordinary this part of the world is. We spent a few hours walking around, being amazed by the volcanic activity that was going on around us. There was also some Maori culture and arts on show, so we also had a good look around that.We headed back to Jan's for a roast dinner! Roast lamb to be precise.. magnificent!!
After stuffing our faces, we chilled out in front of the telly, before hitting the sack!
Chaggie x
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