Hey everyone Today we explored Rotorua! We woke up to rain and the smell of sulphur, so decided to wait for the rain to ease off before going out and seeing the sights of Rotorua. When the rain did clear we set out armed with our umbrellas and crossed the road to the public thermal park. Here there were boiling mud pools, boiling water pools, and steam everywhere. After taking some pictures we moved on and walked towards the lake. Rotoura has a huge lake caus...

Hey everyone Today we went to Rotorua. We were up and out of the hostel early, to begin our trip to Rotorua, home of a lot of thermal activity such as boiling mud pools, geysers and hot springs. On the way to Rotorua we stopped off at Karangahake Scenic Reserve, where we crossed two long swings to explore the bush-clad gorge. It had once been home to a gold mine, and we walked along the railway tracks and along the pitch black tunnels in the hillside. A little...