Hey everyone Today we explored the glowworm caves. We had a little lie-in before getting up, getting ready and walking just down the road to the entrance to the glowworm caves. Firstly, we had a guided tour of the huge caves, and in the cave cathedral we were treated to a short Maori song by the tour guide. Every year the local choir performs down in the huge cathedral - the tour guide happened to be a member. After an interesting tour and learning about how t...

Hey everyone Today we went to Waitomo. Our first stop was at a place called the Agrodome. Here we had some time to wander around and learn all about New Zealand's sheepshearing history. It turns out that they're really good at it. We had a look around the shops which sold cuddly toy sheep of all shapes and sizes, all sorts of woollen clothes and every clothing accessory you can think of made from possum fur. We then watched a little sheepdog show before headin...

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...

Hey everyone Today we began our Kiwi adventure! We were up and out of the hostel early, as we were being picked up from outside another hostel nearby. After a little wait, the huge green coach eventually came round the corner and stopped in front of us. It was already pretty full, but still got seats near each other. Our driver, Spud, gave an introduction to Kiwi Experience and our the trip works (refer to the blog entry for the 23rd for an explanation). Our f...