Kerry's Motel Rotorua
Malfroy Road Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
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The Thermal Vacation
... hard to get out there and do all those things in the pouring rain-- which is basically what we had for 7 days, so we moved to Plan B: soaking in thermal pools, abseiling into dark caves, soaking in thermal pools and looking at steam come out of the ground.
Nika's big dream has been to go see the glow worm caves after seeing them featured on Planet Earth-- so that we did. We went to a middle of nowhere hostel (well actually ...
Ogo and Polynesian Pools
... his side, crying, thinking he was dying, and telling him that they didn’t know what he wanted them to do. He felt bad for them because he could not write or speak to them. He wanted to tell them that he was not going to die. He knew this. But he couldn’t. He could only blink his eyes and nod his head. How did he know he was not going to die, I asked him? Prayer and determination, he said. He chastised ...
Sweet as
... onto the bus! I hear they are all full!
Me: Okay, so shall I stay on this bus with you?
Tour guide: Do whatever you want, we are very chilled here but DON'T FORGET to book the next bus!
Me: Right. How do I do that? Can you help me?
Tour guide: Not really, there isn't any phone reception for the next 30 km. You need to decide, are you getting off here?
Me: Well I don't know! ...
Taupo
... refreshing. One of the crew who had taken the van to the end point suddenly appeared on a rock and took our pictures and Yak then navigated us through the 2 final sets of rapids which were actually some of the biggest. Sadly it drew to an end and we helped to get the raft out and back onto the trailer. After some final pics we all clambered back into the van and drove back to base. Here we wrestled out of all the gear and found a table laid with tea / coffee / juice and salad with ham ...
Rotorua
... br> At around 4pm I changed into my costume and headed across town to the Polynesian Spa. Considering this is one of the Top 10 in the world, it would be rude not to go inside… I paid for the cheapest option, which was unlimited access to the main pools for $21. After dumping my stuff in a plastic container in their locker area, I headed out to systematically wallow in each of the pools. Naturally I managed to submerge my body in the hottest one first… After surviving ...



