Bungy!
Trip Start
Sep 12, 2007
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Trip End
Feb 25, 2007
Taupo,
New Zealand
Friday, January 18, 2008
We arrived in Central Wellington, New Zealand's capital at 5pm, as the city was gearing up for the arrival of The Police (Sting etc.), due to play that evening- a pretty big deal over here!
After one evening walking around the city and taking in the Parliament etc, it appears to be one of the quietest capital cities I've visited since Vientiane in Laos! Maybe it was the Police concert emptying the streets..
The following day we set off on the Stray bus again, to head for Taupo
Train view
. Lake Taupo is New Zealand's largest lake, basically the crater of a volcano which formed New Zealand's north island, who's eruption would have make Krakatoa look like a candle. It is a spa town with hot springs flowing into many of the surrounding rivers that flow into it's enormous lake (the size of Singapore), so yet again it's a town full of outdoor activities such as water sports and bungy!I left the rest of the bus to continue their journey up to Auckland, deciding to catch up with Richard, a friend I met in Cambodia, who lives down the road. We caught up for a night out in Taupo, which coincided with a formula A1 race meeting (sort of a world cup for formula 1) at Taupo circuit, which New Zealand gained pole position, so as you can imagine, the town was busy with boy racers and racing promo girls (the kind you find holding umbrellas for formula 1 racing drivers), so we had a pretty good night!
In addition, my adrenaline addiction is reaching new heights. It started off with downhill mountain biking. I thought I could handle it... then before I knew it I was mainlining canyon swings, now I've hit the big 'B'- the bungy jump! I think I may have a problem!
