Country Comfort Accolade Lodge Motel Rotorua

... farm - worth a visit just to taste their produce.<br><br>Our first experience of the thermal waters was a visit to the Polynesian Spa. A very popular place with lots of different temperature pools. We chose a private spa with a view of Lake Rotorua. <br><br>With only three days in Rotorua we wanted to experience as much as possible; the ...

After a long lovely day from Auckland we arrived at Rotorua. The smell from the geysers was abit too much in some places but we got use to it!<br>Rotorua has alot of thermal activity and there is quite a few things to do here. <br>First thou, it was getting dark so we found a carpark near the lake to spend the night. It was a nice little place, it was more of a rest area as it had toilets and a bbq shelter. We werent ...

The weather still would not cooperate and the shuttle to the Tongariro Alpine Crossing hike out of Ohakune was cancelled. 60 mile per hour winds on top of a volcanic crater just was not conducive to hiking. We did drive up to the ski resort of Turoa through lots of clouds. As you can see from the picture, this resort is on a volcanic debris area. I would say they will need ...

... on an extra day to try again and then we took a drive around the lake to Turangi, a little town on the Tongariro River. We found some hot thermal pools there and took a dip and then found ourselves a lovely little fishing lodge motel to stay in for the night. We had our own little cabin and enjoyed a dinner of some quality NZ sauvignon blanc and its perfect food match... Burger King (ok we hadn't realised that everywhere else would be shut by 8.30). Next day and ...

... stop the blood which was spraying everywhere. My only help was to tell him to go and stick it in the lake to clean it which of course wasn't a good idea, being acidic, sulphurous and highly toxic. I'm not a trained first aider by the way. We checked out the historic Maori village with its wooden Catholic and Anglican churches and the meeting house with incredible carvings. Amongst the gravestones and ...

... 10 minutes we headed to our destination. The road to get to Kerosene creek is located just off the highway and used to be a dirt road when Andy was there before. It was now covered in loose stones because some major logging was going on in the area. We drove down the stone road for about a mile before reaching the turn off. We parked the car in the woods and began the short hike to the creek. It took Andy awhile to find the right trail (since its been 2 ...

Well today I got up, packed and got something to eat before checking out at 10am. Whichreminds me, I've had 3 meals for under 3 pounds, how's that for budgeting.. although I must also add that by the time I'm back I'll never want to see instant noodles again! ha ha! I saw Rory and Sharon again before I left as I spent about 2 hours in the common room waiting for my bus (better than lugging the backpack all round Auckland in ...

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... I can't remember why - but I think it has something to do with food and cooking. In the evening after spending some time chatting to the girls and waiting for Tara to emerge from the thermal hot pools we headed out for a Maori Cultural Evening (trip). It was ace! although it did seem to be a bit staged, which I guess it was. It started when we got picked up by the driver - he explained all about how you are to enter a ...

... the french secret service blew up this Greenpeace Flagship in Auckland Harbour in response to anti nuclear test protests. The ship was then raised and re-sunk near Whangarei so the tourists had a nicer place to dive down to it (!!!!!!!!!!!!). We stayed with Peter and Leone in their BBH hostel and Leone is an avid diver and caver. She can give you instructions for a self-guided tour of the Abbey Caves right outside Whangarei which just is so much more fun than ...