Rotorua, New Zealand

In pictures

{{71664|center} Auckland Harbor dolphins! (maybe...the phots's not showing up on this computer, don't know why) and geeking out where Lord of the Rings was filmed happy at Cathedral Cove, and out for a paddle!

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alli_ockinga on February 9, 2010 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand!

Rotorua Day II

ROTORUA DAY II (20km, 1061km total) - I woke up this morning in time to go to church for the first time all trip. I rode in to go to St. Luke's Anglican church in town. It was a nice enough service, although the preacher's point was a bit muddled and theologically sparse. "It's a new year, so...

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aeonhunterinnz on January 3, 2010 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Rotorua

Rotorua (46km, 1041km total) - It was dark in our tree cave, so we slept in quite late. I think I made it till about 10:30 and woke Shad up around 11. The road started out fairly flat and there was little wind, but for some reason both Shad and I found it extremely difficult. I attributed it to...

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aeonhunterinnz on January 2, 2010 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: AeonHunter in New Zealand

Great Tribe of Fifteen Nations

We spent most of the next day in the hostel escaping the rain, me getting irritated by a group of Irish girls who seemed to be so addicted to television that they required it for background noise. They kept walking away leaving the confounded machine on, so I kept getting up to switch it off....

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The Happy Couple on August 19, 2009 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Better Than Brioche (or Cake)!

The bus journey to Rotorua took most of the day. We had included Rotorua in our New Zealand itinerary as it is billed as ''the'' place for ''maoritanga'', Maori culture, and we were to stay there for three nights since, after feeling rushed in China, I thought this was the minimum necessary for...

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The Happy Couple on August 18, 2009 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

From the sub-lime(stone) to the ridiculous(ly steamy)

Day - 30 Wednesday 21st May 2009 Another bright sunny start to the day after a cold night. Elsewhere on the North Island, roads were blocked with snow, so we're not complaining. Our campsite in Hamilton was basic, but had all we needed. We found some interesting fungi sharing our...

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Saros on May 21, 2009 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

End Of The Road

So all that remains is to get back to Auckland and experiment with this Settling Down and having a Normal Life thing people keep going on about. After three years on the road and not spending more than 6 months in one place it should prove interesting to say the least. Updates will be...

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Koala Bear on March 5, 2009 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

...And Winding Down

Yay, back in Rotorua so no one will notice that everything I own still smells like sulphur, especially after we'd all been to the Polynesian Spa. Start the day with a bungy, wind down in the evening sat in a vat of hot water interspersed with cold showers because 40 degrees can make you feel...

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Koala Bear on March 1, 2009 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

North Island Day 8: Paying Good Money To Roll In Mud

Just when you thought you'd gotten used to the smell of Rotorua up crops Hell's Gate, a geothermal reserve with mud baths and sulphur spas and if you have a shit load of cash, massages. $85 got us park entry, a 20 minute mud bath followed by a sulphur spa which are both apparently good for your...

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Koala Bear on January 20, 2009 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

North Island Day 7: I Love Rotorua

Rotorua is so NOT the best place to wake up hungover, as you wander through various pockets of stink your stomach alternates between lurching, wishing you dead and thinking, "Smells like... eggs... want eggs... bacon... crusty roll... lashings of HP and a cup of tea..." Not an ideal situation....

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Koala Bear on January 19, 2009 from Rotorua, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

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