Alfresco Bed and Breakfast Whakatane

... stuff is not very aerodynamic it's unlikely to have blown for miles. So some people must go along and think periodically 'God this car is messy, i'll just chuck a few things out' and out the window they go. This is weird but from the evidence must happen alot adn oaccasionally with porn. Unless some dirver had just done using it, which is surely driving with out due care and attention and last time I checked you are suppose to keep both hands on the wheel. <br><br>

... eruption. The landscape felt hot and hostile, as though we had landed on a largely yellow uninhabitable planet. We walked right up to the rim of the crater and looked in the lake, which could have been a scene from the lands of Mordor. The most amazing thing is that there used to be a sulfur mine there. The men apparently loved their jobs, but it was arduous work. Despite the heat they had to work only in wool, since it was the only fabric that ...

Happy to see Tim's smiling face to greet us at the airport, he whisks us off for the 3.5 hr trip fom Aukland to Whakatane. It is a long weekend for them, so Tim and Krista have packed it full of surfing, numerous "barbïes", camping out on the rock ...

... the ruined jetty, left by a sulphur mining company who abandoned the island years ago. Their collapsing buildings are slowly being covered in ash from the continuous eruptions over the years. From the brief history we learn that one set of previous buildings were wiped out by a landslide, complete with the sleeping workers and no trace was ever found of them. These 'new' buildings were used until the workings became unprofitable. It is compulsory to wear hard ...

... actually really tasty), some veggies and the best of all-- stuffing! He asked if there were any Americans, and of course I raised my hand... he was like, "So, does it taste like Thanksgiving?" Ha, it totally did....soo good! After dinner we had dessert... Pavlova. Mmm Mmm good! Then we went into the Marae and waited for the dancers to arrive. We were told about the background of how the building looked, how it was painted, etc. And then the dancers came in-- all between the ...

... ben mag jij het gebruiken, maar verder moet hij altijd beschikbaar zijn. Denk eraan dat ik een inbelmodem heb en niet meer dan een half uur per dag, alleen om je e-mail te checken! Is dat redelijk?" Euhm... guess so... Het leek wel alsof hij in het verleden al wat moeilijkheden met voorgaande helpers had gehad, waarna zijn reactie het opstellen van al dat soort regels was. Na een handje geholpen te hebben met het vee verplaatsen, ging hij koken. Nadat ik de afwas gedaan had, ging ik ...

... be public! Fat chance, suck it. We left Rotorua around 1400. Jaiyme and Camiel said they would pay my next 2 nights accommodations because of my bad luck. They are a good couple of guys to be traveling with (I have found they are reading my blog so I can not compliment them too much, as I do not want to travel with over-inflated Dutch egos). We arrived in Opotiki around 5 to find all the hostels full. Perhaps we ...

... the rural but beautiful East Cape (that eastern knob). The Bay of Plenty got it's name from the large amount of Moari gifts given to Captain Cook as he sailed the bay. Back to Whakatane. Whakatane is a cute town that although smaller than Gisborne, has a certain relaxing charm. It is somewhat touristy because off its coast it harbors two unique islands: Whakaari and Motuhora. The drive from Gisborne to Whakatane is rural, but not without it ...

... kreeg. Hahaha...<br><br>Verder heb ik mogen rijden op Rocket. Een erg eigenwijze dame, maar daarom juist wel weer grappig.... En ik heb geholpen met het melken van de koeien! Ze hebben hier een grote stier, die over 8 dames waakt, een onwijs mooi dier... Je zou hem bijna willen knuffelen, zo groot als hij<br>is!<br><br>Donderdag kreeg ik een lift en een dagje tussendoor vrij om het stadje Whakatane te bezoeken. Een rustig dorpje. Ik ben nog naar het museum ...

... erop! Ik ging naar een boerderij!<br><br>Eenmaal aangekomen konden we gelijk aanschuiven aan het avondeten en werden me alle ins en outs van de boerderij verteld. Doe wat je wilt en wat je niet wilt doen doe je ook vooral niet, gebruik alles en vooral: eet wat je wilt. Al snel mocht ik ontdekken hoe graag Leonie allerlei zoetigheden bakt en dat moet uiteraard opgegeten worden. En dan heb ik het niet over 1 schaal koekjes.... vergeet vooral het zelfgebakken ...