Day 11 (5/19), or, Son of a& |
Rotorua -> Waihi Beach -- After getting our daily Starbucks fix, we leave town and head toward Matamata, home of Hobbiton. It's not a long drive before we end up in this small town. We follow signs to...
Posted by The Scott on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:58:00 PST |
Day 10 (5/18), or, Waka waka waka!& |
Rotorua -- We start the day with another Starbucks fix. We discussed Zorbing, but decided against it, since we're both a little prone to motions sickness after multiple revolutions (sorry, Linda). We ...
Posted by The Scott on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:52:00 PST |
Day 9 (5/17), or, On Kiwis and Luging& |
Rotorua -- We enjoyed the Fat Dog Café so much, we sent back there for breakfast. We were not disappointed. More delicious food, and first-class mocha lattes. From there we went to Sky Top. The first ...
Posted by The Scott on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:35:00 PST |
Day 8 (5/16), or, Bombs Away& |
Taupo -> Rotorua -- Checked out of the campervan village (more like a gated camper community). Our first stop was Taupo Bungy for, you guessed it, a bungy jump. They had an extended platform housing b...
Posted by The Scott on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:38:00 PST |
Day 7 (5/15), or, Water, Water Everywhere& |
Taupo -- Get up, have breakfast, have a campervan site shower (in this case, this is similar to a regular shower, but after nine minutes you get an ice-cold burst letting you know that you have one mi...
Posted by The Scott on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:53:00 PST |
Day 6 (5/14), or, To Ferry, or Not To Ferry& |
Newlands -> Taupo -- Get up, have breakfast. I got directions to the ferry from the nice lady at the front desk. At least, I thought I had the directions& as it turned out, I had one of the turns wron...
Posted by The Scott on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:20:00 PST |
Day 5 (5/13), or, Glow Maggot Poo& |
Waitomo -> Newlands -- Woke up, had breakfast, drove straight to Black Water Rafting& we got there about five minutes before the 9am tour that we wanted. They graciously let us in. Our tour guides too...
Posted by The Scott on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:00:00 PST |
Day 4 (5/12), or, Hit the Road, Scott... |
Auckland -> Waitomo -- We get up fairly early and go to Denny's for breakfast. (Burger King - check, Starbucks - check, check, check, Denny's - check& welcome to New Zealand.) We go back, finish packi...
Posted by The Scott on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:39:00 PST |
Day 3 (5/11), or, Life Begins... |
Auckland -- A full night's sleep - how wonderful. We get up, get moving, and prepare for the day. We don't know exactly what we'll be doing, but we have a general concept. We start by walking toward t...
Posted by The Scott on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:35:00 PST |
Day 2 (5/10), or, We're Heeeeeeeeeeere.... |
Auckland, NZ -- A few hours left in the flight. Well then - better look into some trip-planning. I go through my maps and guide book and scrawl down some ideas. Through the window, I see some city lig...
Posted by The Scott on Mon, 28 May 2007 08:39:00 PST |
