Affinity Cottage Rotorua
33 Keith road RD 2 Rotorua, North Island, 3221, New Zealand
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Day 190
... and some free wi-fi. At the next table are three little girls and their mum. One was in a wheelchair, and she comes right up to us. "What are you doing?" “Oh, just looking on the internet and stuff. What are you doing?” “We’re going to Topp Tots.” She looks well chuffed. “To what? I’ve never hear of Topp Tots.” She looks at me like I’m completely simple. “You know, Topp Tots? ...
Sheep show and Tamaki Maori village
... forest outside Rotorua. The village chief greeted us in a trafitional Maori ceremony and we were escorted onto the sight where we learned about many aspects of the Maori culture. After about an hour of touring the village we were treated to a show of song and dance (including a song with poi balls) in the meeting house. This was followed by a fantastic dinner, called a hangi, that was cooked in an umu which is an underground ...
Real Volcanic Activity
... a massive lava flow which basically means there are tons of geysers, hot pools and bore holes all over the place. The locals all had bore holes dug in their back yards giving them free heating for years, until it was banned as it was damaging the local land. However this still means that steam rises from back gardens and pools all over the city, which was quite cool to see as we drove it. It also meant the whole place tended to reek of sulphur, which added ...
Ohrensausen
Auch im Waimangu Volcanic Valley hat sich die Natur einer äusserst farbenfrohen Palette bedient. Im Juni 1886 brach der Vulkan Tarawera das letzte Mal aus und eine gigantische Eruption zerstörte die gesamte Umgebung. Daraus hervorgegangen ist ein 17 km langes Tal, in dem das jetzige Waimangu Volcanic Valley liegt. Es ist das einzige Tal weltweit, bei dem ein Neubeginn in Bezug auf alles Vorhandene ...
Day 32 Rotorua
We woke up after not that much sleep(too cold in summerv sleeping bags) and jumped in the lake for a wash(also pretty cold!) then cooked some pancakes in the morning sun. We headed into town to witness one of New Zealands most populer tourist atractions Te Whakarewarewa (it takes along time to pronounce). A Maori village sat on top of hundreds of bubbling geothermal pools that have been incorportaed into the way of life. They use the pools for washing and cooking. ...


