We got up around 9am and went and did some laundry. There had been a fire in the laundry room of the hostel so we had to walk into town to use the laundrette. After this we got ready to be picked up at 1pm to go to Hells Gate Waiora Spa. It's Rotorua's only mud bath and spa complex. We had a walk around the geothermal field and then spent 20 minutes in the mud bath. After we had washed it all off in a cold shower (not good) we went in the spa. It was really good ...

This morning Gina and I had a long lay in until midday. We both heard all the girls in our dorm room leave for the kiwi Experience bus. So glad that we are staying on in Rotorua as I had a massive hangover today and definitely needed to sleep in. Gina was feeling ok. Once we had got up we headed to the supermarket to get some lunch and food for dinner tonight. It's cheaper now as we split the cost between both of us. At 3.30pm we got picked up to go for a off roa...

Today was an early start and we got up ready to leave the hostel at 7.30am. We stopped off at a cafe place for some breakfast. We are heading to Rotorua today but enroute we visited the Karangahake Scenic Reserve to explore the stunning bush clad gorge. Our Kiwi Experience driver Buzz took us on a walk that follows the river, crosses over two swing bridges and goes through a one kilometre long railway tunnel. It started to rain when we were walking so we all got ...