There was a short drive up to Waihi Beach which saw scattered showed that thankfully had cleared up by the time we arrived. We grabbed lunch in the Porch bar which benefitted from great sunlight. The room at the holiday park was very sizeable, & we both had our own bedroom. With the sun shining we attempted a coastal walk, but we ended up lost on a track that was clearly the wrong one. A stroll down the beach followed by a gym session made up or our mist...

 Vulcanolgy was the theme of the day once again as we headed into the most active volcanic area in New Zealand. Upon leaving Taupo we stopped at the Craters of the moon, a geothermal walk that we alomst made the whole hour without getting rained upon.   This walk allowed us to arrive into Rotourua for lunch time. The city had a Skyline gondola and buffet lunch, very similar to Queenstown. We over indulged on lunch with an amazing view of the town. We could no...

Rain was forecast & sure enough on the journey north to Taupo it came. We made the trip in one go. The motel let us check in early which allowed us to get rid of the bags & explore. First we grabbed some lunch at a cafe overlooking the lake, before heading off the the ariatiatia rapids. These rapids are man made, as the dam unleashes water at set times of the day. It is quite the spectacle as a small stream suddenly became a surging river. This powers ...

The 2.5hrs drive from Wellington was made in beautiful sunshine. By the time we arrived into Wanganui there were scattered clouds so we decided not to go to the beach. Instead we walked into town & grabbed some lunch on the main street which the sun graced us with it presence. We decided to following a walking map after lunch. This map proved hopeless not too scale & after 3hrs of walking & nearly ending up in a river at one stage we saw quite a l...

We decided to get our walk in early today. Walking over the hills & parkland from our flat to the Lookout at Mount Victoria in around an hour. The views provided covered all areas of the Wellington harbour. As we were in the nations capital we headed off to the national museum that contained the worlds only preserved colossal squid. Following this cultural encounter we stopped for lunch at an Italian restaurant that specialises in seafood. I called them ...