Can't believe how quickly the days are going - it's been 5 days since I last blogged! The weekend in Rotorua was great - although very smelly! The whole area is a centre of geothermal activity so depending on which way the wind is blowing it can get very smelly indeed! I managed to visit quite a few places over the weekend - Whakarewarewa Maori Village, Lake Rotorua, Government Gardens, Hells Gate (where I enjoyed a mud bath, spa and massage as well as a walk round the mud pools and geysers), the Buried Village, Lake Tarawera, a Maori concert and hangi (traditionally cooked meal), Orakei Korako (Hidden Valley) and Huka Falls. I have taken loads of video and photos of bubbling mud pools, steam vents and geysers which I will upload as soon as I get time. The Huka Falls were truly something else. The drop is not great but the force of the water is phenomenal so I'm hoping for some good pictures of that. The town was hosting the RaggMuffin Reggae Festival on Saturday so town was busy all weekend and most of the 'attractions'. I did consider going to the festival but it was all day on the Saturday and it seemed a waste of a visiting day when it had taken me over 4 hours to get up there. I drove up through clouds and rain but fortunately the weather improved and turned out to be very hot on both Saturday and Sunday. Driving back on Sunday I saw the mountains which had been hidden by the clouds on Friday - they are fantastic too, especially when viewed from across Lake Taupo. There are still a few sites up that way that I want to visit but they are closer to Taupo so I will need to plan another visit and stay in Taupo next time.
Work this week has been a bit different as I have had to spend 2 days on site at one of the councils. Fortunately only about 3/4 hour away so just day trips. Next week though I will be staying away from Monday to Friday in Wanganui which is about an hour drive from here. The weather has also changed this week as we had heavy rain yesterday. Just like UK - one day's rain and the drains can't cope so there was flooding in the towns! Today was Ok but they are forecasting very heavy rain again tomorrow. Sounds like I might need wellies - or swimmies!
This weekend I am planning to spend here in Palmy catching up with a few chores and exploring the local area a bit further than I was able without the car. Hopefully also ge the photos uploaded too!
Work this week has been a bit different as I have had to spend 2 days on site at one of the councils. Fortunately only about 3/4 hour away so just day trips. Next week though I will be staying away from Monday to Friday in Wanganui which is about an hour drive from here. The weather has also changed this week as we had heavy rain yesterday. Just like UK - one day's rain and the drains can't cope so there was flooding in the towns! Today was Ok but they are forecasting very heavy rain again tomorrow. Sounds like I might need wellies - or swimmies!
This weekend I am planning to spend here in Palmy catching up with a few chores and exploring the local area a bit further than I was able without the car. Hopefully also ge the photos uploaded too!
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