Tauhara Sunrise Lodge Taupo
38 Mapara Road Taupo, North Island, 3377, New Zealand
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15,000ft and falling...!!!!!!!!!
... I was a nervous wreck! By the time the instructor strapped me to his chest I was trembling from head to toe. By the time the first group of people were booted out at 12,00ft I felt sick. By the time we reached 15,000ft and I was being shuffled towards the door with absolutely no control over the situation I was ready to meet my maker! Before I knew it I was tumbling out of the plane whilst my brain struggled to comprehend what the hell was going on! The first five seconds were ...
Coromandel, Waitomo, Rotorua and Taupo
... were welcomed into the Wharekai (food house), and dinner was served. I've never seen such an abundance of delicious food. From the Hangi, there was soft lamb and chicken, cooked perfectly under the hot rocks, sweet potatoes and roast potatoes (which had a lovely smoky flavour). There were also giant steamed mussels, nut stuffing, a huge array of vegetables, rice, homeade bread and tasty sauces. For dessert, there was a sponge pudding and custard, as well as ...
White Water Rafting
... though as the lake is the size of Singapore, and the weather was pretty good so good visability for them.
I headed off with Miss P, as she was doing a dive, as I wanted to watch them all instead of just sitting around in the hostel with nothing to do.
It was great to see them all come down and also their faces afterwards. Everyone had a buzz, apart from Marty, one of the Dutch guys, he was so quiet, I don't think it had sunk in ...
Taupo
... we couldn't do our skydive today because of the weather, so we decided to go to the backpacker bar called elements. Started off in the room drinking rum with Dave and playing bus driver horrible drinking game. We got so wrecked. It was a really heavy night, lots of pool and jagermeister.
Very funny night.
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A Dream Uninspired Return To Lake Taupo
... Next up is
Taupo Airport", without trying and for need of sleep this was a bus trip
full of only nostalgia. Said airport, where once I dived out of an
aeroplane in the cool winter sun, displaying a Northern Ireland fleg to
an audience of six in ...
This bed and breakfast was formerly known as: Tauhara Sunrise


