Tuesday 1st March In the morning Nick took the opportunity to go off fishing again (no fish caught) and then we checked out and drove down the road to a place called Te Puia for a half day tour. Te Puia was on an area near Rotorua with volcanic rock so is referred to as a geothermal valley. It has Maori arts and crafts, a kiwi enclosure and many geysers one of which is called 'Pohutu' which is famous for its explosive personality. First up we were taken to pic...

Monday 29th February Nick got up early and went off out to do some fishing whilst I had a lie in. I woke up to the sound of hard heavy rain and him banging on the door...I opened the door to see him completely drenched looking more like he'd been swimming in the river rather than fishing at the edge of it. The weather changes rapidly in New Zealand...! We missed having breakfast again running late, including Nick standing on the table and breaking it then fixing...