today up early as picked up at 6.45am journery to TE PUIA - got to see some mud pools geothermal valley- pohuto geysers- pretty amazing, took us a couple of hours to walk around- pretty intrestin- amamzing how earth creates some much. Then we had some lunch with a english couple - that are friends with two doors away- small world- We had fish and chips- very yummy.

Then we went to see maoria concert where they performed the haka. Pretty good dancing- showing there tongues ect.. Went on for about 20 mins.

Then we got to see the carving and weaving schools and the gift shop,

Then back on th ebus to the Polynesian spa which we bathed in for the rest of the day which was hot mineral spring pools, and also had a Hydro spa therapie massage ( flowing water and oils) really nice. Then got to have a shower use the hair dryer and the facilties there. Left about 5ish.

Then we had to get another bus to a Kia Ora - Tamaki maoria Village - South pacific gateway - to a world of ancient maoria and proud warriors. Watched the show which was pretty cool and got to have a buffy dinenr sharing a table with 15-18 people from all over the world got to have some good chats and found the eveing a very intresting one, meet some really good people. Then back to hostel bout 1030 ish and went to bed.- In the coach jounery on the way to and from the show we had to pick out a chief that would take part in all the activities and make people sing and row on the boat- also having to learn there language and culture- was a pretty cool jounery- also went round the rounabout bout 15 times same as the other coaches singing- the be coming the mountains when she comes' . lol