Boulevard Waters Motor Lodge
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Hard Work in Taupo
... every time! Eventually the sun set, stars came out and the temperature dropped, the latter resulting in a move of location to Cory's house where the remainder of the evening was spent playing card games (for many hours as Cory was determined he was going to win at least one game!) and sharing bad jokes - my favourite being 'What's the difference between a female raft guide and a hockey player? One takes a shower after 3 periods!'
Monday made it's way to us ...
An Unexpected Journey: Job hunting in NZ
... just perhaps I’d have some kind of positive influence to offer them to put a smile on their faces. It would certainly provide me with a focus other than job-hunting to maintain my sanity! Maybe I’ll write more of my experiences at RDA in a future blog….it has been a fantastic, rewarding experience and the best decision I could have made at the time.
Into another week of the same process….the unexpected happened. An email landed in my inbox ...
Last Days of Kiwi
... out to wonder around the shops, where I got my phone fixed at the mobile medic shop and Dave bought himself a new Samsung Galaxy S3 super cheap. We then treated ourselves to another Burger Fuel before having a few drinks in the bar and attempting to get an early night before tomorrow's 6am flight to Cairns via Sydney which meant a 1:30am start. Our earliest yet. This didn't happen of course as people kept coming into the dorm and turning the light ...
Lots of gardening with a hint of sulphur
... time consuming, back breaking, finger hurting and mind numbing. Also, to top it off, it seemed quite pointless because a lot of the beds were empty anyway!
Enough complaining, on to our play hours. Other than our day trip to Wai-O-Tapu on Wednesday, we didn't do a single thing! Didn't leave the hut or anything. It was really nice, to just have a relax. There isn't a great deal of things to do here, so we knew it'd be quiet and money saving.
Wai-O-Tapu ...
Diamond Geyser
... but the guide explained she does go by herself every 72 hours but you never know when which is no good for tourism - it’s pretty spectacular and have a look at the pics to see the height it gets. Lots of other pictures of the park and the stunning thermal lakes – Champagne Lake was our fave, it’s a fairly easy walk around this place. There is thermal activity all over Rotorua, you never ...
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Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking