Pohutu Geyser
13 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 20 °C
The centre piece of Te Puia is the Pohutu Geyser. The hot water from the earth's core bubbles onto the surface continually with a large eruption of up to 20m taking place every half an hour. The smellЧитать далее
Whakarewarewa Forest
13 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 23 °C
Just along the road from Te Puia is Whakarewarewa Forest. The Californian Redwood trees that dominate the forest here grow incredibly tall and straight which makes for wonderful forest scenery. IЧитать далее
ПутешественникLove the pics Greg. You have a good eye 👁️ for a nice tree. 🌳
Rafting - Trout Pool Falls
14 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 21 °C
Today I signed up for some white water rafting down the Kaituna River! A 1.8km journey down 14 rapids and 3 waterfalls, graded 3 (challenging) to 5 (extremely difficult).
First up was Trout PoolЧитать далее
Tutea Falls
14 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 22 °C
Next up was the 'big one'. With a drop of 7m, Tutea Falls is the highest commercially rafted waterfall in the entire world!
Before facing the drop we were briefed on what to do in the 4 possibleЧитать далее
ПутешественникWell Done 👏 you made it through . 🙏. leading the way. Front of the first raft 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄.
General Rafting
14 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 22 °C
Other things we tried out were standing up down a rapid, swimming down a rapid, leaning off the front Titanic style whilst going down a rapid and the 'washing machine'.
When swimming down the rapid IЧитать далее
ПутешественникWell I’m glad that’s over with !!! Bet you loved every moment. You will forever remember the moments that took your breath away !!!
Government Gardens v2
14 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
⛅ 24 °C
After spending an hour or so recuperating from the rapids and having lunch I headed out for a bit of a coastal walk. Passing through government gardens again and spotting some flower beds I hadn'tЧитать далее
Rotorua Coastal Walk
14 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
⛅ 24 °C
I made my way along the coastal path, which was better laid in some places over others and oh my word the number of midges was crazy. But all in all wonderful views!
Ohinemutu
14 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
⛅ 25 °C
The coastal path led to the village of Ohinemutu, an actual living, breathing, non-commercial Maori village. There were more than a dozen traditional Maori buildings within the community and theЧитать далее
Kuirau Lake
14 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
⛅ 24 °C
Squeezed in between the Maori village and my hostel is Kairau Lake. In the top corner of the lake is a huge, steaming geothermal lake. I couldn't believe that this was just tucked away in the cornerЧитать далее
Kuirau Park
14 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
⛅ 24 °C
I then took a wander through the rest of the park. There were various other smaller geothermal pools, flowerbeds and a rather toasty geothermal footbath.
Due to the heat, it took some perseverance toЧитать далее
Journeying
15 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 15 °C
This morning was a relatively long journey from Rotorua to Auckland Airport. The purpose of the trip being to collect my hire car for the next 4 days!
I'll be visiting Waitomo Glow Worm Caves,Читать далее
Waitomo Look Out
15 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
⛅ 24 °C
After a long drive including a lunch stop I arrived into Waitomo. First up I was a little early for my tour so I took a short walk up to a nearby viewpoint.
ПутешественникThis is so peaceful after the rafting experience which I haven't quite got over yet, phew. 👍😌
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
15 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
⛅ 24 °C
The clue here is in the name, the ceiling of these caves in Waitomo are in fact full of glowing worms!
We were guided through the caves partially on foot and partially via a boat ride to see andЧитать далее
End of the Day
15 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☁️ 22 °C
I finished the day in an Airbnb somewhere between Waitomo and Hobbiton (where I'll be heading in the morning).
The drive from Waitomo to here was particularly beautiful thanks to low/no roadsideЧитать далее
ПутешественникThat looks like a lovely long drive Greg. Is the cat travelling with you? 😆 🐈⬛
Setting off to Hobbiton
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
⛅ 12 °C
This morning I was up and out early as I was booked onto the 8:30 Hobbiton tour!
Outside of my Airbnb the mist was low over the hills but cleared once I'd taken the many winding roads toЧитать далее
Hobbiton First Impressions
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 17 °C
We arrived at the bottom of the set, surrounded by vegetable patches, trees, ponds and of course hobbit holes (44 in total!).
The view up towards Bag End was perfect as the still rising sun shoneЧитать далее
Hobbiton - The Dell
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 17 °C
Next we ascended up the village through the Dell. Since I was first to the top, I was the first to have my photo taken at the Hobbit hole with the door ajar!
The houses in Hobbiton are all built onЧитать далее
Bag End
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 18 °C
At the top of the set, overlooking the rest of the village is Bag End, home of course to Bilbo Baggins! I was the first up to here so managed to get a few videos and photos whilst it was relativelyЧитать далее
Party Field and Party Tree
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 19 °C
Next up was the party field and party tree where Bilbo famously celebrated his eleventy-first birthday! On the way down to the field we stopped by a few Hobbit holes to really appreciate the detail ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникHa! It was so so good Sandie and I'm not even a big fan of the films. Get saving (and back to work first) 🛫
Bagshot Row
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 19 °C
We then began to descend once again through the set, stopping off at Bagshot Row, home to Sam Gamgee!
Two of the Hobbit holes here have been fully kitted out inside into liveable conditions. TheЧитать далее
Inside a Hobbit Hole
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 20 °C
Here is where the attention to detail really stepped up a level.
First of all the study with the opening lines of the Hobbit, then the family tree in the kitchen, cooking recipes, newspaper clippingsЧитать далее
The Green Dragon Inn
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 20 °C
After exiting the Hobbit Hole we looked across and then descended down to the Green Dragon Inn, Hobbiton's famous pub! Here I had a complimentary ginger beer whilst I soaked in the last of myЧитать далее
The Millhouse and Bridge
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 20 °C
With my ginger beer in hand I headed outside to take another look at the now quieter Millhouse and bridge.
These were my last actions in Hobbiton before setting off on the road again via coach andЧитать далее
Wairere Falls
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
☀️ 25 °C
After leaving Hobbiton I set off towards Wairere Falls. Upon arrival I was greeted by path closed signs so my trip had to be abandoned. Here's a picture of the view from the car park, nothing tooЧитать далее
Karangahake Gorge
16 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия
⛅ 25 °C
My next stop was at Karangahake Gorge. There are a number of walking routes to take here, following the winding paths and crossing the various bridges. I chose the Rail Tunnel Circular route, moreЧитать далее
ПутешественникIt looks very warm.
Путешественник
Wonderful sight ❤️