Hi Everyone,
We're finally in Rotorua, which smells! I have to say is, they say is wears off but it does actually just smell of Rotten eggs everywhere!
We left Wellington on the 8am bus yesterday! Was sad to not go and watch more cricket but happy to be leaving Rosemere (which has aptly been nicknames Crapmere!).
We arrived in Rotorua at 3pm after a change of bus at Taupo. Taupo looked really nice, especially the HUGE lake! The journey was awesome, we went past 3 active volcanos!!! The NZ landscape looks like its been painted its really stunning! When we stopped off we saw three tanks drive into the cafe car park, was really weird - I'm not entirely sure when NZ are ever going to need them (good thing)!
You can smell Rotorua before you see it! Its because Rotorua is in the middle of a geothermal area so lots of Sulphuric Acid rises up out of the ground and out of volcanic craters. Sulphuric Acid smells of Rotten eggs! Nice! lol!
We got to our hostel, 'Hot Rocks Rotorua' which is awesome! We have an ensuite private twin, with its own kitchen! Its awesome, soooooo nice after Wellington! The hostel also has its own geothermal pool AND geothermically heated swimming pool! All of the power in the hostel is geothermic! Its sooooo cool!
Last night we went to the Lava bar next door for drinks and food then went to the cinema. We wanted to see Juno but it wasn't on so we saw Jumpers, which was ummmmmmmmmmm not great - it would have been fine if it actually ended properly!
This morning we got up early to go to Wai-o-tapu - a volcanic thermal wonderland, on the way we stopped at the largest mud pool in the southern hemisphere! Then we saw the Lady Knox crater explode! The thermal park was beautiful, my favourite part was the Champayne pool, it was sooooooo stunning! http://www.geyserland.co.nz/vtour.php?vr=champagne_pool&h=256&w=400
After that we came back here for a nap and then headed to HELLS GATE! lol! The hells gate thermal park was not as impressive but we went in the Spa there, it was sooooo nice! We had a mud bath!!! It was soooo cool, then we soaked in the natural sulphuric acid pool! It was sooo good, except now I really smell of sulphur... its not hot! We had to take all metal jewellery off because it turns it black!
Tonight we are going out for dinner (don't know where yet!). Tomorrow we're heading for Te Kuiti!!! To see my dad's cousin Glen and his family! I'm very excited about that!!!
I forgot to tell you my perspective on the south island of NZ, I'm a little confused why they bother with all the different world heritage parks, you literally just drive in and out of them! You might as well label the whole Island a world heritage site... something along the lines of 'South Island of New Zealand - A world heritage site (exc Greymouth!)'. lol!
I hope everyone is really good!
Lots of Love,
Sarah xxx
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