Dave & Margs' Travels

As mentioned Rotorua is one of the places where the earths crust is at its thinnest so after arriving in Rotorua, staying in a nice modern backpackers with nice kitchen, we went for a wander to the local park to look at the boiling mud, bubling hot pools and fenced off areas where stem rose from the ground. One had erupted earlier in the week throwing mud and stuff over the nearby trees and bushes etc.

Dave cooked and we went to a local pub to use our free beer vouchers (The Pig and Whistle as it used to be a police house) and then back to the Lava bar for the beach party complete with sand on the floor of the bar. Great for people watching.

We made an early start the next day and got a bus to Te Puhia where we had a guided tour, learnt about Maori culture, looked at traditional buildings, some Kiwis in a bird house and saw the erupting geysers (pronounced guy-sers). Lots more boiling mud (my favourite) and various bubbling water etc were also around the park.

Next stop.... Taupo.