The Gables Motor Lodge Taupo

... going to drive a single-seater car. Squeezing into the cockpit I was more than a little nervous. An instructor talked my through the controls, again, tightened the seat belts and had the car started. I was third onto the track. On the first lap the second place person and I were held up by the 1st car. On the pit straight the second place person overtook on the outside and I hesitated for a second and then ...

... into but was closing when we arrived. The we visited Huka Falls before checking into another lovely clean and immaculate hotel with lovely friendly owners and then going for lunch to the Jolly Good Fellows English Pub on Lake Taupo recommended to us by Bren our friend. The food was lovely good recommendation Bren thanks. www.cypressvillas.co.nz www.eatat.co.nz/taupo

... herrscht begeben sich die 2 Herrn gleich noch mal und zwar zum 15. Mal an diesem Tag in die Luft. Normal sind sonst läppische 10-mal pro Tag. Alles in allem, ein unvergessliches Erlebnis!! Da ich mich ja schon an einen ständig überhitzten Motor gewöhnt hatte, holt das schwarze Biest, dem aufmerksamen Leser bereits gut bekannt, zu einem neuen Schlag aus. Dieses Mal ist der linke Vorderreifen dran. Ich dachte man könnte evtl. trotz ständigem ...

How did I get talked into this, sky diving at 15000 feet, great until the door opens and the bloke says ok Andrew move over to the door and hang outside, oh my god what had I done. After the initial drop, it was great though and I would do it again. Then on to camp site

... Nicht mal ein Schwanz von einer Forelle!!! Naja total depremiert und mit dem einzigsten Fang des Tages...den Sonnenbrand kehrten wir dann wieder zurueck zum Hostel. An dem Tag gingen David und Simon Fallschirmspringen. Simons Guide machte am Ende beim Sinkflug immer so Kreisel nach unten und SImon wurde so Kotzuebel, dass er fast kotzen musste. Am Freitag gingen wir dann los zum Tongariro National Park um zu wandern. Mit wir mein ich ...

... to Auckland. There we took some much needed R&R, and enjoyed time at the local bars with some of the girls who were leaving us there. It was a late one, but I managed to drag myself out of bed in the morning for the drive to National Park. We passed the three huge volcanos again, and made our way to the start of the Tongariro Crossing http://www.tongarirocrossing.org.nz/ that goes right ...

... Really good. We headed back to the hostel and Lorna cooked us spag bol. We then put the sky dive DVD's on the big screen in the hostel and everyone watched them and had a good laugh. I think the whole buzz had taken it out of us as we began to feel really shattered. We just decided to crash in the room for the night. WHAT A DAY!! This was the main thing we wanted to do in New Zealand and it exceeded all our expectations - we want to do it again!!! Brilliant.

... boos and tabaco addictions strated and there was much trading of clothing and herbs for metal and silverware. We ate lunch out on the balcony and watched the birds flitter about. I had my first panini. It was filled with a strange sweet relish, something like relish made with picles, tomato, lettuce, bree, pinaple and ham. After lunch we went back through the musium and read more about the Vulcano that burried many maori villages and then when out and explored the ...

... geothermal activity, so we tried to look on the bright side. <br><br>The lady at the front desk of Hell's Gate was very kind and produced a voucher which saved us 10%, and then off we set through the park, which is negotiated by following numbered attractions. <br><br>The first view over the steaming mud ...

... et tenter notre chance ailleurs.<br><br><br><br> <br><br>Notre activite principale a Taupo a ete le rock'n'ropes. Nous avons passe environ 2.5 heures a grimper sur des pilones en bois et se jeter dans le vide attache par la taille a 15 metres de haut. C'etait bien marrant. Ca nous a fait reflechir en revanche a notre envie de faire du saut a l'elastique. 15 metres ca ne parait pas etre grand ...