Rosetown Motel Te Awamutu
844 Kinikihi Road Te Awamutu, North Island, New Zealand
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The Black Labyrinth
... and everyone cringed back before the American volunteered to go first. To our amusement it turned out to be the famous Kiwi treat of chocolate fish! A marshmallow shaped fish covered in chocolate. We each got one and were told to turn off our head lamps. As we chewed, we were told to look up above our heads. And there, shining like the milky way, were hundreds (if not 1000s) of glow worms. What a cool sight! They shone like tiny blue lights. Kieran then told us about the life ...
The leap of faith
... base, we had hot showers, soup and bagel, before I was dropped off back at the campsite. I was shattered, but it truely was a lifetime experience. Having the rest of the afternoon free, I did a few house keeping duties (laundry), before checking out the General Store across the road. They had cream teas on offer, and as the rain seem to be setting in, I couldn't resist. Cream tea demolished, but rain continuing, I decided ...
Black Water Rafting
... feet under the arms of the person in front of us, switched off our lights, and floated through a wider part of the cave where the glow worms formed constellations on the roof of the cave. After a few minutes of that and some more scrambling through passages, we all switched off our lights again and navigated the blackness (guided by the glow worms) to the cave exit.
Back at the base, we had hot showers and were given soup and bagels to warm up. ...
Wahiao Maori Village & Rotorua SkyLine
... wharenui (communal house), where the chief approached us harshly before welcoming us in. The Maori did the Haka inside along with a few songs and dances. The tongue on statues and in the Haka symbolises their hunger from your flesh.
After, we went to the Skyline Gondula to the top of the mountain. The view of Rotorua and ...
Glow in the Dark!
... 8217;t take our camera’s so we have no photos of the experience. Kyrstn loved it and is one of the things she would NEVER have done if we were told what was involved. I think our fears were put to the test and maybe I realised I am more claustrophobic that I thought, and Kyrstn is less than she thought! Although this was extreme, so I don’t think I am actually claustrophobic! We were provided hot showers before getting back on the bus, and it was still only ...


