Ah another amazing day! Started off the day with a hot mud bath and spa! We got picked up from our hostel and taken to Hell's Gate, the natural geysers and hot springs. There are a lot of them in Rotorua, as there is a lot of geothermal activity there. We were the only people on that first bus, so were the only people for our first hour or so at the hot pools! We started off by walking around all the pools and geysers. All of them had different names and were use...

Arrived in Rotorua from Taupo today, via Waitomo, to do the Black Water Rafting, in the Ruakuri Caves. We had a horribly early start again (got up at 6, after getting up at 5 yesterday!) and were picked up by our bus 20 minutes late! It took 3 hours to get to Waitomo, and we were dropped off at the centre. We were originally going to the 'Black Abyss' (I kind or regret not doing it now..) but the idea of being in the cave for 2.5 hours and the things you did scar...