Park Heritage Rotorua

... weils so schön war. Eigentlich verwunderlich, dass die 10 jährige Tilly schon lesen kann, bei der Unzahl an Unterrichtsstunden und Arbeit täglich. <br><br>Liebe Leute, die Gastfreundschaft und Akzeptanz dieser intakten neuseeländischen Familie war nur sensationell. Ich konnte gar nicht genug kriegen. Erst 2 Tage vor meiner Abreise fingen sie mich an zu christianisieren. Katholisch zu sein, genügt ja schon nicht mehr, die beiden hatten natürlich eine noch bessere Richtung gefunden ...

... a roof that leeked. It was the final straw so we rang up the rental company and they agreed to swap the van over...at the top of one of the highest mountain passes in New Zealand. We chugged old Cyril up there, sputtering like the old man he was and traded him in for a newer and superb model (er...why exactly were we given that piece of s*** in the first place?) Clark (as in Kent ie Supervan!) doesn't leek, is all shiny and comes with nothing less than an actual grill ...

I had five nights and four days in Rotorua and I spent them doing mostly nothing but trying to get better. I am feeling mostly better now, but there is still some lingering coughing and I am exhausted. But I don't think that is completely due to being sick. I am just exhausted in general of travel. So I am looking forward to coming home soon! However, I did manage a few things in a Rotorua. <br><br>Rotorua is the ...

... suits us nicely! After the driver introduced himself he took us up to Mt. Eden. As we had already been there on the free bus tour a few days earlier we just waited on the bus while everyone else got off and took their photos. Following that we got on the road proper to a small town called Waitomo which is about an two hours south of Auckland. We stopped a couple of times for food on the way but eventually got there around midday. The glow worm caves are a bit of ...

... bubbling mud pools and hot steamy springs, as well as enjoying Lake Rotorua and it's surroundings. We checked into a small hostel which had a homely feel, a nice change from the large tower blocks that the Kiwi Experience have been booking us into. It had a lovely garden and we enjoyed eating our lunch in the sunshine, which the town is renowned for.

... laughter." And if you think he was exaggerating, take a look at G's picture practicing haka :-) Before leaving, we also checked Te Puia's great souvenir shop, with products made by the local Maori art students. One of the few places with souvenirs at reasonable prices, it also had some of the most authentic wood carvings and paintings and we settled for middle-sized Tiki (not to break our budget or our backs) and then moved on to the next attraction. Whakarewarewa ...

... is cooked. Place the wet sacks on this , layering them as to cover the basket but dot allow them to go down the side of the basket so that they lay on the top of the ground. Place the dirt on top of this covering the entire area and sealing off any places where steam is escaping. The cooking time for one basket is around 212 - 3hours but it doesn't hurt to leave it in for 312 4hours. It is quite difficult to overcook a Hangi as the longer it is in the ground the more ...

... dropping our bags off at our lodging and booking a couple of activities for the forthcoming day we headed back out into the wilds, destination the 'Agrodome'. The Agrodome is a slightly surreal activity centre situated next to a working farmyard, where you can indulge in a whole manner of feats designed to induce an unexpected bowel movement. The two activities that we decided to indulge upon were Swooping and Zorbing - two words I don't think Samuel ...