New Zealand

14/02/2008

14/2 Rotorua-Whakapapa village

We left Rotorua this morning and visited some terrible smelling bubbly, muddy fields, with beautiful colours and a lot of steam. Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland

And at 10.15 we saw busloads of people, watching a guy putting washingpowder in a geyser, so it will start to boil and erupt. It was nice to see, but almost hilarious to see all the people there, some are dressed in the same shirt. Our group decided we are individuals, so wearing the same shirt was silly.

Later we did a walk along the Huka Falls with its rapids.

The afternoon I've spent in Taupo, when most other people have been to the airport. Some people will go for a skydive (jump out of the plane) and others will watch, cheer and give moral support. I'm too afraid to jump and even to watch, so I have some time to check my email, write my weblog and run some errands.

14/2 Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland/Lady Knox geyser/Huka Falls


We stayed the night in Discovery Lodge, in Whakapapa Village really in the middle of nowhere, with a view on a big mountain. In the evening it rained, so a good test for my red raincoat.

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